Product Comparison: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2


General Specifications
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Xeon E5-2696 v2
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Origin
China
China
About the Product
This is Ivy Bridge architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3300 MHz.
Servers and storage solutions powered by the Intel Xeon E5 processor offer a unique combination of performance and built-in support for next-generation virtualized data centers and private clouds - flexible, efficient, affordable, built to scale.
What customers say about "General Specifications"
 
Package Size
Height
5.7 in.
5.5 in.
Width
4.4 in.
4.3 in.
Depth
1.8 in.
1.73 in.
Weight
1.1 lbs.
1.27 lbs.
Details
Socket
FCLGA2011
FCLGA2011
Lithography
22 nm
22 nm
Type of Processors
Desktop
Server
Code Name
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge EP
What customers say about "Details"
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 CPU Processor
  • This processor has a modern manufacturing process 22nm.
  • Works well, good socket performance.
  • LGA2011 is a pretty good socket, it has good performance.
  • Outdated socket, useless.
  • It was hard to install!
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPU Processor
  • Perfect price/quality processor for full HD gaming. An added benefit, easy to install.
  • Good, productive socket! I really like it.
  • Great socket performance, it works very well.
  • Old socket, it's already outdated.
  • It's a good socket, but outdated.
Technical Specifications
CPU Cores
12
12
CPU Threads
24
24
Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Max TDP
130 W
130 W
Max Temperature
86 °C
86 °C
Data Width
64 bits
64 bits
Virtualization Technology
Yes
Yes
What customers say about "Technical Specifications"
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 CPU Processor
  • Good price/performance ratio. Do not overheat.
  • 10 cores, that's very impressive. Multithreading is off the charts.
  • No overclocking required for gaming!
  • Bad processor for gaming. Lags.
  • Very strong heat generation.
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPU Processor
  • The temperature in stress tests, not higher than 60 degrees. In games, 50-55 degrees.
  • Heat generation during normal operation is minimal.
  • Overclocking without voltage up to 4 - 4.2 GHz. Not high heat dissipation.
  • The processor is a server type, but all games run without problems and perform all functions.
  • The very high temperature in this CPU!
Cache And Memory Specifications
L1 Cache Size
768 kB
768 kB
L2 Cache Size
3072 kB
3072 kB
L3 Cache Size
30000 kB
30000 kB
Max Memory Size
768 GB
768 GB
Memory Types
DDR3
DDR3
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
What customers say about "Cache And Memory Specifications"
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 CPU Processor
  • 30MB of cache, it's impressive.
  • This CPU has a lot of cache, it's enough for all tasks.
  • Good CPU for work, it has a lot of cache! And never lagging.
  • This processor supports the really big size of RAM.
  • A good model of Xeon it works great, it has impressive memory characteristics.
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPU Processor
  • Nice CPU, it has enough cache for all tasks.
  • 768 GB of RAM, just wondering, it's soo much.
  • Happy with the purchase, lots of memory, powerful cores.
  • Wonderful server processor, it' has a lot of cache, supports 1866Mhz DDR3.
  • One of the best Xeon CPUs, it works great and has a lot of RAM!
Supported Technologies
Execute Disable Bit / Virus Protection
Yes
Yes
Turbo Boost / Turbo Core
Yes
Yes
Enhanced SpeedStep / PowerNow!
Yes
Yes
Hyper-Threading / HyperTransport
Yes
Yes
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
3 year(s)
3 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
Manufacturer
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