Xeon E-2434 vs E5-2697 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	847	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.92	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	6.54	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	$293

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	8GT/s	16 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	55 Watt

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