Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 vs E5-2683 v3

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2683 v3
9.66
+7.6%

E5-2683 v3 outperforms E5-2650 v4 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking707759
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money11.9587.78
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,166
Current price$199 $17.28 (0x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 635% better value for money than Xeon E5-2683 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus supportno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache35 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °C80 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4040

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2683 v3 9.66
+7.6%
Xeon E5-2650 v4 8.98

E5-2683 v3 outperforms E5-2650 v4 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2683 v3 14837
+7.6%
Xeon E5-2650 v4 13785

E5-2683 v3 outperforms E5-2650 v4 by 8% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2683 v3 876
+58.1%
Xeon E5-2650 v4 554

E5-2683 v3 outperforms E5-2650 v4 by 58% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2683 v3 6171
+130%
Xeon E5-2650 v4 2679

E5-2683 v3 outperforms E5-2650 v4 by 130% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.66 8.98
Recency 8 September 2014 20 June 2016
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon E5-2650 v4. The differences in performance seem too small.


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