Performance per price, higher is better.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs E5-2686 V3
Price now
no data
Games supported
100%
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Price now
48$
Games supported
100%
General info
Comparing Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 465 | 479 |
| Value for money | no data | 16.68 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 20 June 2016 (6 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,846 |
| Current price | no data | $48 (0x MSRP) |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 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 cores | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | 40 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 456.12 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 83 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | 7200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 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 configuration | 2 | 2 |
| Socket | 2011-3 | FCLGA2011-3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
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.
E5-2686 V3 outperforms E5-2683 v4 by 3% 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%
E5-2686 V3 outperforms E5-2683 v4 by 3% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | no data | 207 Mh/s |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 14.40 | 13.96 |
| Boost clock speed | 3500 | 2100 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2686 V3 and Xeon E5-2683 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
