Xeon E5-2658 V3 vs E5-2697 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.16
+55%
Xeon E5-2658 V3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.49

Xeon E5-2697 v4 outperforms Xeon E5-2658 V3 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking576899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.70no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.597.65
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3624
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache45 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors7200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA20112011-3
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon E5-2658 V3.

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 E5-2697 v4 13.16
+55%
Xeon E5-2658 V3 8.49

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 E5-2697 v4 20907
+55%
Xeon E5-2658 V3 13487

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.16 8.49
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2014
Physical cores 18 12
Threads 36 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has a 55% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2658 V3, on the other hand, has 38.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2697 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2658 V3 in performance tests.


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