Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 sales 20 June 2016 at a recommended price of $3,226. This is Broadwell architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 20 cores and 40 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA2011-3 processor with a TDP of 135 Watt. It supports DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 memory.

General info

Of Xeon E5-2698 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	265
Value for money	14.12
Market segment	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,226	of 305 (Core i7-870)
Price now	$380 (0.1x MSRP)	of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

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 cores	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	40
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s
L2 cache	5 MB	of 12 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
L3 cache	50 MB	of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 5 (Apple M1)
Die size	456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors	7200 Million	of 57000 (Apple M1 Max)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 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 configuration	2	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal design power (TDP)	135 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
TSX	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	-
Demand Based Switching	+
PAE	46 Bit

Security technologies

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

TXT	+
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
Identity Protection	-
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6980HX)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	4	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E5-2698 v4. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Overall 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.

Relative perfomance

Overall Xeon E5-2698 v4 performance compared to nearest competitors among server CPUs.

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