Intel® Xeon™ E5-2696 v3

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 is a server processor with 18 cores and 36 threads, built on the Haswell architecture. It launched in 2015. Clocks run from 2.3 GHz base to 3.6 GHz boost. A 45-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.8 MB per core). It supports DDR3, DDR4 memory. It uses the FCLGA2011-3 socket. Rated TDP is 145 W.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 scores 2,045 in single-core performance and 21,345 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 6,607 for overall performance, 16,737 for productivity performance, 15,421 for creator performance, 25,214 for engineering performance and 11,471 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,186 per core, 593 per thread and 147 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 549. Its performance index is 82, so its overall performance is 18% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 scores 93,917 in integer math, 46,488 in floating-point math, 396,773 in compression, 6,767 in cryptography, 1,127 in physics simulation, 22,179 in vector SIMD, 90 in the prime sieve and 50,455 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 59% above in integer math, 1% above in floating-point math, 74% above in compression, 41% below in cryptography, 3% above in physics simulation, 43% above in vector SIMD, 34% above in the prime sieve and 123% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 has 18 physical cores and runs 36 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.30 GHz and boosts up to 3.60 GHz.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon E5 family and uses the Haswell architecture. It launched in 2015.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 has 1.13 MB of L1 cache, 4.50 MB of L2 cache and 45 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 50.6 MB of cache, or 2.81 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.1 MB, L2 at 4.5 MB and L3 at 45 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 89% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 supports DDR3, DDR4 memory and runs memory at up to 2,133 MT/s. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 uses the FCLGA2011-3 socket.

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 has a rated TDP of 145 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

Feex has recorded 46% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA2011-3 socket as the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E5-2699C v4, Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4, Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4, Intel Xeon E5-2676 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4.