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Intel E5-2698V4
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See full details Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs E5-2698V4 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
 | Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 85.31W |
| | Much better performance per dollar 0.68 pt/$ | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3 GHz |
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Released January, 2016
Intel E5-2698V4
- 2.2 GHz
- Processing Cores
5.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5-2698V4
| | Much more l3 cache 50 MB | | More cores 20 |
| | More threads 40 | | Much better PassMark score 21,789 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2623 v3 vs E5-2698V4 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 85.31W | vs | 109.69W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 0.68 pt/$ | vs | 0.14 pt/$ | More than 4.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,871 | vs | 1,584 | Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | vs | 32.52 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | vs | 118.26 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | vs | 2.37 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 50 MB | vs | 10 MB | 5x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More cores | 20 | vs | 4 | 16 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 40 | vs | 8 | 32 more threads | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 21,789 | vs | 9,133 | Around 2.5x better PassMark score | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Supports more RAM | 1,572,864 MB | vs | 786,432 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 80.2 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per watt | 3.4 pt/W | vs | 2.19 pt/W | More than 55% better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2016 | vs | Jul, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs E5-2698V4
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2623 v3 | vs | E5-2698V4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Processing Cores | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 105W | 135W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 25.29 $/year | 32.52 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 91.98 $/year | 118.26 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.19 pt/W | 3.4 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 85.31W | 109.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 76,800 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 9,600 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 4,800 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-2623 v3 | vs | E5-2698V4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 40 | |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 50 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 80.2°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 2.37 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 1,572,864 MB | |
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