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Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 based on its cost to run.
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Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
- 2.6 GHz
- Processing Cores
6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
 | Much more l3 cache 35 MB | | More threads 28 |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.29 GHz |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2
- 2.7 GHz
- Dodeca core
5.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5 2697 v2
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 86 °C | | Higher clock speed 2.7 GHz |
| | Lower typical power consumption 105.63W | | Lower annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2697 v3 vs 2697 v2 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 | |
| 6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 35 MB | vs | 30 MB | More than 15% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More threads | 28 | vs | 24 | 4 more threads | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.29 GHz | vs | 3.11 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.55 GHz | vs | 3.42 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date a year later | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 86 °C | vs | 76.7 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 117.81W | More than 10% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | vs | 127.02 $/year | More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 34.93 $/year | More than 10% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs E5 2697 v2
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2697 v3 | vs | E5 2697 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Processing Cores | Dodeca core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 145W | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 34.93 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 127.02 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 10.17 pt/W | 9.11 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 117.81W | 105.63W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 76,800 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 9,600 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,800 MHz | 4,000 MHz | |
details | Xeon E5-2697 v3 | vs | E5 2697 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 28 | 24 | |
| L3 cache | 35 MB | 30 MB | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 76.7°C | Unknown - 86°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.29 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.55 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.29 GHz | 3.11 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 | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 6,400 MB/s | 59,733.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 786,432 MB | |
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