Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 vs E5-2696 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2696 v4
16.08
+25.3%

E5-2696 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v4 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking367523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.579.48
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,424
Current price$1648 $515 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2695 v4 has 107% better value for money than Xeon E5-2696 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads4436
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
L2 cache5.5 MB4.5 MB
L3 cache55 MB45 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1,536 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 v4 16.08
+25.3%
Xeon E5-2695 v4 12.83

E5-2696 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v4 by 25% in our combined 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%

Xeon E5-2696 v4 24691
+25.3%
Xeon E5-2695 v4 19699

E5-2696 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v4 by 25% in Passmark.

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
+9.1%
Xeon E5-2695 v4 963

E5-2696 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v4 by 9% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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
+8.2%
Xeon E5-2695 v4 7374

E5-2696 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v4 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.08 12.83
Physical cores 22 18
Threads 44 36
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

The Xeon E5-2696 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2695 v4 in performance tests.


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