i5-13500E vs Xeon E5-2697 v3

Place in the ranking	660	346
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	7.63	25.69
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	28	20
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	356 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E. 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	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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 E5-2697 v3 11.74

i5-13500E 17.72
+50.9%

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 E5-2697 v3 18583

i5-13500E 28036
+50.9%

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 E5-2697 v3 1093

i5-13500E 1776
+62.5%

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 E5-2697 v3 7458

i5-13500E 10592
+42%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.74	17.72
Recency	8 September 2014	4 January 2023
Threads	28	20
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v3 has 40% more threads.

i5-13500E, on the other hand, has a 50.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 123.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2697 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-13500E is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Core i5-13500E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.