Xeon E5-2650 vs E5-2686 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.72
+174%
Xeon E5-2650
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.64

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Xeon E5-2650 by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6071294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.34
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.304.62
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$91

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size456.12 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650 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)2
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650 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 E5-2650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB384 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2650.

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 E5-2686 v4 12.72
+174%
Xeon E5-2650 4.64

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
+174%
Xeon E5-2650 7370

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 E5-2686 v4 654
+67.3%
Xeon E5-2650 391

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 E5-2686 v4 4031
+64.7%
Xeon E5-2650 2447

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 4.64
Recency 20 June 2016 6 March 2012
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has a 174.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2650, on the other hand, has 52.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2686 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2650 in performance tests.


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