Xeon X5355 vs E5-2690 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	622	2279
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.98	0.04
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	8.59	1.01
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Clovertown (2006−2007)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	14 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,090	$1,172

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 7350% better value for money than Xeon X5355.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	0.67 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	4 MB (per die)
L3 cache	35 MB	8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	63 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	582 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	no data	1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355 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
Socket	FCLGA2011	LGA771,PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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 E5-2690 v4 and Xeon X5355.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.26	1.28
Recency	20 June 2016	14 November 2006
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	120 Watt

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