Xeon E5-2693 V3 vs E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	827	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	no data
Power efficiency	7.31	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3072 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 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	2	2
Socket	LGA2011-3	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR4

DDR4-2133

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon E5-2693 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

120 Watt

160 Watt

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