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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
Released
Q3/2014
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 or Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 160 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 135 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    595 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    585 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    170 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    748 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    379 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    282 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    83 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    100 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    381 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    539 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.2 times more cores

    12 left arrow 10
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    135 W left arrow 160 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    725 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    298 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    148 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    359 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    334 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v3
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    160 W left arrow 135 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
135
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
135
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1752
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
1914
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
806
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
828
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7168
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
8561
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3637
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
3637
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
37290
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
40680
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.68
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
1.68
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
17.87
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
19.49
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
17795
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
19280
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

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