Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs E-2288G
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2288G outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v3 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 714 | 762 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 26.25 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.94 | 7.19 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $539 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 174 mm2 | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | no data |
| Max video memory | 128 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 40 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.98 | 10.25 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 8 September 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 135 Watt |
Xeon E-2288G has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 42.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2690 v3, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2288G and Xeon E5-2690 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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