Xeon D-2796NT vs E5-2696 V3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking537not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency9.03no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads3640
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache45 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT 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 configuration2no data
Socket2011-3FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon D-2796NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4032
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 1 January 2022
Physical cores 18 20
Threads 36 40
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon D-2796NT has an age advantage of 7 years, 11.1% more physical cores and 11.1% more threads, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 20.8% lower power consumption.

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