Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 Dedicated Server
28 cores, 56 threads and 70 MB of combined L3 cache at a 2.6 GHz base clock — €24 a month more than the entry Xeon for 75% more cores and a faster turbo. The balanced choice in our Intel range.
- Physical cores
- 28c
- Per month
- €229
- Delivery
- Under 1 hour
- Countries
- 11
The Dual Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 dedicated server from voxa.host has 28 physical cores and 56 threads at a 2.6 GHz base, 128 GB DDR4 ECC and 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs), on a 1 Gbps guaranteed, unmetered port. As of 5 November 2026 it costs €229 a month excluding VAT, with no setup fee. The delivery estimate is under 1 hour, and it can be ordered in 11 countries across Europe and the US.
Full specification
| CPU cores | 28c / 56t |
|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz base · 3.5 GHz turbo |
| L3 cache | 2× 35 MB L3 |
| Memory | 128 GB DDR4 ECC |
| Memory channels | 8 channels (4 per socket) |
| Storage | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) |
| Network | 1 Gbps guaranteed, unmetered |
| TDP | 2× 135 W |
| Access | Full root |
| DDoS protection | 100 Gbps included, always-on, Layer 3/4 · tiers to 10 Tbps |
| Delivery | Under 1 hour (estimate shown at checkout) |
The E5-2690 v4 is Broadwell-EP at its most balanced: 14 cores per socket, a 2.6 GHz base that turbos to 3.5 GHz, and 35 MB of L3 per die. In a dual-socket board that is 28 cores, 56 threads and 70 MB of cache — meaningfully more parallel capacity than the v3 generation, and a higher clock at the same time.
The €20 gap between this and the E5-2630 v3 buys 12 extra cores and a higher base and turbo clock. It sits at the point where a workload is heavy enough to need real core count but does not yet justify the jump to DDR5 and NVMe on the EPYC platform.
Broadwell also brought better per-clock performance and improved memory latency over Haswell, so this is not simply a core-count upgrade — mixed workloads that interleave single-threaded and parallel phases benefit on both axes.
What this configuration is good at
Where the Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 earns its price against the rest of the range.
Database primaries
70 MB of L3 keeps hot indexes resident, and the 3.5 GHz turbo helps point queries that cannot be parallelised. 128 GB ECC covers a substantial working set.
Mixed virtualisation
56 threads splits cleanly into many guests while leaving each one a real core. A practical Proxmox host for a small fleet.
Game server hosting
Most game loops are single-threaded, so the 3.5 GHz turbo matters more than raw core count. 28 cores lets you run many instances on one box.
Media transcoding
FFmpeg scales almost linearly with thread count. 56 threads makes short work of batch VOD encoding pipelines.
When to pick something else
Workloads bound by memory bandwidth or storage throughput will do better on the EPYC 9254, which is built on AMD's 12-channel DDR5 platform and uses NVMe storage, against this board's eight DDR4 channels and SSDs.
Compare the full dedicated range
Every configuration ships with a guaranteed 1 Gbps unmetered port, 100 Gbps always-on DDoS protection (L3/L4), one usable IPv4 address and no setup fee.
| Configuration | Cores | Base clock | Memory | Storage | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 | 16c / 32t | 2.4 GHz base | 128 GB DDR4 | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) | €209 |
| Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 | 28c / 56t | 2.6 GHz base | 128 GB DDR4 | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) | €229 |
| Dual Xeon E5-2699 v4 | 44c / 88t | 2.2 GHz base | 256 GB DDR4 | 1× 240 GB SSD (up to 6 SSDs) | €299 |
| Single EPYC 9254 | 24c / 48t | 2.9 GHz base | 128 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €449 |
| Dual EPYC 9254 | 48c / 96t | 2.9 GHz base | 256 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €679 |
| Dual EPYC 9554 | 128c / 256t | 3.1 GHz base | 512 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €959 |
| Dual EPYC 9754 | 256c / 512t | 2.25 GHz base | 1024 GB DDR5 | 2× 1 TB NVMe (up to 24 NVMe) | €1519 |
Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 — common questions
Why is this only €20 more than the E5-2630 v3?
The v3 sits at the bottom of the range as an entry price point. The E5-2690 v4 is priced as the balanced default — 12 more cores and a higher clock for a small step up.
What turbo clock can I actually expect?
3.5 GHz on lightly threaded work. With all 28 cores loaded the sustained all-core frequency settles lower, which is normal for a 135 W part; the 2.6 GHz base is the figure to plan capacity against.
Is ECC memory included?
Yes, all 128 GB is registered ECC DDR4. Single-bit errors are corrected transparently, which matters for databases and any process expected to run for months.
Can I add more RAM?
Ask before ordering. Memory upgrades depend on the hardware available at the location you choose, and we quote them per server.
How long does deployment take?
The delivery estimate shown at checkout for this configuration is under an hour from payment to handover.
Read before you buy
Guides that help you decide whether the Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 is the right machine.
Other configurations to consider
Dual Xeon E5-2699 v4
44c / 88t · 256 GB DDR4
€299/mo
Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3
16c / 32t · 128 GB DDR4
€209/mo
Dual EPYC 9254
48c / 96t · 256 GB DDR5
€679/mo
Deploy your first server now.
No minimum term. Intel Xeon builds carry a delivery estimate of under an hour; AMD EPYC builds are made to order. Every configuration has full root, ECC memory and a guaranteed 1 Gbps unmetered port.
Dedicated billed monthly · No setup fee · Full root on every server
- IPv4 address
- One included
- Unmetered port
- 1 Gbps guaranteed
- DDoS protection
- 100 Gbps · L3/L4
- Root access
- Included
- Setup fee
- €0.00
- Minimum term
- None