Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-27

The Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 has 16 cores with 32 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Xeon E5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011-3 socket and was released in Q1/2016.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4.
Name:	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Family:	Intel Xeon E5
CPU group:	Intel Xeon E5 v4
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 is 2.60 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	16 / 32
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	16x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores):	2.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type:	DDR4-2400
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 40
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 145 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	145 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 40.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 2011-3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	40.00 MB
Architecture:	Broadwell E
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q1/2016
Release price:	2890 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
16C 32T @ 2.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 Core i9-9900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	23000
	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	22845
	Intel Core i7-12800H 14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	22803
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	22462
	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	22412
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	22269
	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	22255

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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 E3-1240 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	151
	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	151
	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	151
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	150
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1807B 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	150
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz	150
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz	150

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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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz	2433
	Intel Xeon Gold 6146 12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz	2399
	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	2384
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	2381
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	2358
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2344
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2344

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 E5-2667 v4 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	4257
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	4246
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	4246
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	4240
	Intel Core i7-7660U 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4240
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	4235
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	4235

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz	60292
	Intel Xeon Gold 6150 18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz	59885
	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	59777
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	59730
	Intel Core i9-7960X 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	59374
	Intel Xeon Gold 6152 22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz	59307
	Intel Xeon Gold 6138F 20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz	57650

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1.83
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 3.60 GHz	1.83
	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 22C 44T @ 3.60 GHz	1.83
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	1.83
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1.82
	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1.82
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	1.82

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6140M 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	30.61
	Intel Xeon W-2195 18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz	30.48
	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	29.36
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	29.34
	Intel Xeon Gold 6142 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	28.34
	Intel Xeon Gold 6142F 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	28.34
	Intel Xeon Gold 6142M 16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz	28.34

Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results

Benchmarks

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824 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries

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