N100 vs Xeon E5-2698 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	499	1556
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	10.11	54.38
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,226	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	40	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L2 cache	5 MB	no data
L3 cache	50 MB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	16 GB
Max memory channels	4	1
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	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and N100.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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	14.43	3.45
Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2023
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	4
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	6 Watt

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