Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 vs E5-2698 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2698 v4
15.38
+42.5%

E5-2698 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v3 by 43% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking389639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money23.092.35
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)8 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,226no data
Current price$299 (0.1x MSRP)$1271
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 883% better value for money than Xeon E5-2695 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads4028
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache50 MB35 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size456.12 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C83 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1.5 TB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon E5-2695 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 E5-2698 v4 15.38
+42.5%
Xeon E5-2695 v3 10.79

E5-2698 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v3 by 43% 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 E5-2698 v4 23617
+42.5%
Xeon E5-2695 v3 16569

E5-2698 v4 outperforms E5-2695 v3 by 43% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.38 10.79
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2014
Physical cores 20 14
Threads 40 28
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 120 Watt

The Xeon E5-2698 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2695 v3 in performance tests.


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