Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

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Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 or Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 was released in Q1/2017.

The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
6 Generation 6
Kaby Lake S Architecture Broadwell E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 20 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
4 Cores 20
8 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 50.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 40
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 is 135 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 135 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 cache has a total of 50.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 2011-3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q1/2016
623 $ Release price 3220 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1163 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz
702 (60%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
4521 (40%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
11389 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1453 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz
1086 (75%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
4861 (55%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
8824 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
8093 (35%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
23061 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
176 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz
150 (85%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
808 (27%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
2940 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
Intel HD Graphics P630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
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