Intel Xeon E5 2698B v3 vs Xeon 6546P B
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2698B v3 with 16 cores 2GHz and Xeon 6546P B with 32 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2698B v3 's Advantages
Lower TDP (135W vs 195W)
Xeon 6546P B 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 40MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)
Score
General Parameters
Jan 2015
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel BGA 4368
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-D)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
135 W
Power Consumption
195 W
88 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
598 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
16
Total Core Count
32
32
Total Thread Count
64
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
23.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
40 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
1.13 TB
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
5
40
PCIe Lanes
32
