Xeon Gold 6416H vs E5-2696 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 150 Watt
15.65
Xeon Gold 6416H
2023
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
25.56
+63.3%

Xeon Gold 6416H outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v4 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking439196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.40
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency9.8714.66
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache5.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache55 MB45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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)4
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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 Gold 6416H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size1,536 GB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4080

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 15.65
Xeon Gold 6416H 25.56
+63.3%

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 v4 24862
Xeon Gold 6416H 40606
+63.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.65 25.56
Recency 20 June 2016 10 January 2023
Physical cores 22 18
Threads 44 36
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 v4 has 22.2% more physical cores and 22.2% more threads, and 10% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6416H, on the other hand, has a 63.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 years.

The Xeon Gold 6416H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2696 v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon Gold 6416H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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