Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs E5-2686 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	595	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	8.33	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	QPI
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	23	34
L2 cache	4.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	246.24 mm2
Number of transistors	7200 Million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

1,536 GB

1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	16

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