Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 10
  • 28 more threads: 48 vs 20
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 80°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2107 vs 1555
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54699 vs 19022
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 10
Number of threads 48 vs 20
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 85°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2107 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark 54699 vs 19022

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 205 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2107
1555
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
54699
19022
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2107 1555
PassMark - CPU mark 54699 19022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 21273

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date Q3'17 September 2013
Place in performance rating 493 489
Processor Number 8168 E5-2470V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $2,250
Value for money (0-100) 1.68

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 85°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 24 10
Number of threads 48 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 3
Maximum memory size 768 GB 384 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 24
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S8S 2S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)