Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs E5-2696 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.78
+196%
Xeon E5-1620 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.65

Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v4 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5381291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.01
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency8.993.14
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °C69 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million3,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
Socket2011-3FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-1620 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 E5-2696 V3 13.78
+196%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 4.65

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 21890
+196%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 7391

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 1136
+1.7%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 1117

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 8127
+102%
Xeon E5-1620 v4 4024

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.78 4.65
Recency 8 September 2014 20 June 2016
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 196.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

Xeon E5-1620 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 3.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2696 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 v4 in performance tests.


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