Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs E5-2690 v4

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	536	373
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	12.03	4.54
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years old)	20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,090	no data
Current price	$394 (0.2x MSRP)	$1648

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 165% better value for money than Xeon E5-2696 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	28	44
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
L2 cache	3.5 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	55 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	7200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 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 E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E5-2696 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

E5-2696 v4 outperforms E5-2690 v4 by 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	12.81	16.20
Physical cores	14	22
Threads	28	44
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	150 Watt

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