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Xeon E5-2698 v4

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20 Cores, 40 Threads @2.20 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 71.9% (360th of 1442)

Based on 143 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000406F1 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2698 v4 @ 2.20GHz
Poor: 65%Average: 71.9% Great: 81%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 averaged 28.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 2,113Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 79.2Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 is just 16.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 667Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 180Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 143 samples)
Rank 36071.9%
Min Avg Max
71.6 Memory 79.2 87.7
70.3 1-Core 92.8 115
139 2-Core 180 226
67.9% 117 Pts
Min Avg Max
278 4-Core 347 421
556 8-Core 667 740
60.2% 507 Pts
Min Avg Max
1603 64-Core 2,113 2,328
131% 2,113 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
74.9% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 185
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 678
63% 525 Pts
64-Core 2191
136% 2191 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
73.5% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 173
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 668
61% 510 Pts
64-Core 2,206
136% 2,206 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
72.4% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 201
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 667
61% 511 Pts
64-Core 2,217
137% 2,217 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
72.1% Very good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 168
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 672
62% 515 Pts
64-Core 2,145
133% 2,145 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
72% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 93.2
2-Core 179
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 680
62% 523 Pts
64-Core 1,616
100% 1,616 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
70.3% Very good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 84.3
2-Core 169
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 658
59% 497 Pts
64-Core 2,214
137% 2,214 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
70.2% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 175
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 664
60% 505 Pts
64-Core 2,165
134% 2,165 Pts
SOCKET 1, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
70% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 84.4
2-Core 168
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 660
58% 495 Pts
64-Core 2184
135% 2184 Pts
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
68.1% Good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 189
69% 121 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 665
59% 501 Pts
64-Core 1,979
122% 1,979 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-2698 v4IntelBench 72%, 143 samples1x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples739x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples376x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples223x
SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples144x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples129x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples122x
RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples184x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples177x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 9% - Terrible Total price: $440

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E5-2698 v4 (50M Cache, 2.20 GHz)
Code NameBroadwell
Launch DateQ1'16
Processor NumberE5-2698V4
# of Cores20
# of Threads40
Cache50 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsAVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
VID Voltage Range0
Recommended Price$3226.00
Clock Speed2.20 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.60 GHz
Bus Speed9.6 GT/s QPI
QPI Links2
Scalability2S
Max TDP135 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size1.54 TB
Memory TypesDDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth76.8 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions46-bit
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurationsx4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechNo
Flex Memory AccessNo

Package

Package Size45mm x 52.5mm
Max CPU Configuration2
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2011-3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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