Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

Intel started Xeon E5-2696 v4 sales 20 June 2016. This is a Broadwell architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 22 cores and 44 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 150 Watt.

It provides poor benchmark performance at 16.13% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking366
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Value for money4.59
Market segmentServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Current price$1648 of 17802 (Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.2 GHzof 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed3.6 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/s
L2 cache5.5 MBof 36 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache55 MBof 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size456.12 mm2
Number of transistors7200 Millionof 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplierNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)of 8 (Opteron 842)
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

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

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

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Maximum memory size1,536 GBof 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes40of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-2696 v4. Overall benchmark performance 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 v4 16.13

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%

Xeon E5-2696 v4 24782

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2696 v4 1051

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2696 v4 7981

Gaming performance

Relative perfomance

Overall Xeon E5-2696 v4 performance compared to nearest competitors among server CPUs.


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