Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 82.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30507 vs 27932

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 82.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30507 vs 27932

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1836 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1836 vs 1754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

1836

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30507

27932

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	1836
PassMark - CPU mark	30507	27932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$3566
Place in performance rating	978	979
Processor Number	8253	E5-2695V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	82.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	32	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)