Xeon E5-2686 v4 vs E5-2696 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.84
+8.8%
Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.72

Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Xeon E5-2686 v4 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking537607
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency9.038.30
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4.5 MB
L3 cache45 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 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 configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
Socket2011-3no data
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelno data
Maximum memory sizeno data1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4.

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 E5-2696 V3 13.84
+8.8%
Xeon E5-2686 v4 12.72

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 E5-2696 V3 21986
+8.8%
Xeon E5-2686 v4 20204

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 E5-2696 V3 1136
+73.7%
Xeon E5-2686 v4 654

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 E5-2696 V3 8122
+101%
Xeon E5-2686 v4 4031

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.84 12.72
Recency 8 September 2014 20 June 2016
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E5-2686 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon E5-2686 v4.


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