Xeon E-2176M vs X5690

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5690
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
4.60
Xeon E-2176M
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.11
+54.6%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Xeon X5690 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13181013
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.7811.46
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency3.2314.41
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$205$450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2176M has 203% better value for money than Xeon X5690.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.46 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366BGA-1440
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon E-2176M.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X5690 4.60
Xeon E-2176M 7.11
+54.6%

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 X5690 7040
Xeon E-2176M 10876
+54.5%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5690 546
Xeon E-2176M 1370
+151%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5690 2507
Xeon E-2176M 4817
+92.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.60 7.11
Recency 14 February 2011 2 April 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E-2176M has a 54.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2176M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5690 in performance tests.


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