Xeon E-2224 vs E5-2696 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 150 Watt
15.65
+242%
Xeon E-2224
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 71 Watt
4.57

Xeon E5-2696 v4 outperforms Xeon E-2224 by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4391308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency9.876.09
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads444
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2234
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache5.5 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache55 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1,536 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Xeon E-2224.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 v4 15.65
+242%
Xeon E-2224 4.57

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 v4 24862
+243%
Xeon E-2224 7254

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 v4 1120
Xeon E-2224 1502
+34.1%

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 v4 9006
+116%
Xeon E-2224 4177

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.65 4.57
Recency 20 June 2016 29 May 2019
Physical cores 22 4
Threads 44 4
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 71 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 v4 has a 242.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 450% more physical cores and 1000% more threads.

Xeon E-2224, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 111.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2696 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2224 in performance tests.


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