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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

vs

Intel Core i7-6950X

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Intel Core i7-6950X processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

More Total Cores: 12 (12 vs 10)
Larger L3 Cache: 30MB shared (30MB shared vs 25MB shared)

Intel Core i7-6950X

Higher Technology: 14 nm (22 nm vs 14 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4-2133 (DDR3 vs DDR4-2133)
Newer Launch Date: May 2016 (September 2013 vs May 2016)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Intel

September 2013

Launch Date

May 2016

Server

Platform

Desktop

Xeon E5-2697 v2

Model Name

i7-6950X

Ivy Bridge-EP

Code Name

Broadwell E

Intel

Foundry

Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

2.7 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

64K per core

L1 Cache

32K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

256K per core

30MB shared

L3 Cache

25MB shared

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

Intel Socket 2011

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

LGA-2011-3

27.0

Multiplier

30x

Unlocked Multiplier

22 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

130 W

TDP

140 W

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

3.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR4-2133

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.