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Xeon E-2234 vs E5-2690
Aggregated performance score
E-2234 outperforms E5-2690 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 971 | 955 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 5.29 | 11.96 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Series | no data | Intel Xeon E |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
Release date | March 2012 (12 years old) | 27 May 2019 (4 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $397 | $250 |
Current price | $73 (0.2x MSRP) | $449 (1.8x MSRP) |
Xeon E-2234 has 126% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690.
Technical specs
Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 16 | 8 |
Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 8 MB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 435 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 2270 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 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 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA1151 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 71 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
TSX | no data | + |
Idle States | + | + |
Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
MPX | no data | + |
Identity Protection | - | no data |
SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | N/A |
Max resolution over eDP | no data | N/A |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | N/A |
Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | no data | N/A |
OpenGL | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Xeon E-2234.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 40 | 16 |
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.
E-2234 outperforms E5-2690 by 2% based on our aggregated 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%
E-2234 outperforms E5-2690 by 2% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 6.36 | 6.50 |
Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
Threads | 16 | 8 |
Cost | $397 | $250 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 71 Watt |
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