Xeon E-2436 vs E5-2686 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.72
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+11.3%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Xeon E5-2686 v4 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking607518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.50
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.3020.62
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3612
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size456.12 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1,536 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2686 v4 12.72
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+11.3%

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 E5-2686 v4 20204
Xeon E-2436 22487
+11.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 14.16
Recency 20 June 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 123.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2686 v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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