Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Intel Xeon E5-2690

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 72.0 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2114 vs 1678
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54393 vs 16687

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 72.0 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2114 vs 1678
PassMark - CPU mark	54393 vs 16687

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2114

1678

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54393

16687

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon E5-2690
PassMark - Single thread mark	2114	1678
PassMark - CPU mark	54393	16687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		253.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon E5-2690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2012
Place in performance rating	575	1316
Processor Number	8168	E5-2690
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$397
Price now		$159
Value for money (0-100)		25.42
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	72.0 °C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	8
Number of threads	48	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
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		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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
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)