Xeon E5-2698A V3 vs E5-2696 V3

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	453	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	45.70	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	18 November 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	$122	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	88 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 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	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

DDR4-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2698A V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	8 September 2014	18 November 2014
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	165 Watt

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