Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and Intel Xeon E5-2699 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 8256

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
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 38% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2336 vs 1915

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336 vs 1915

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 76.4°C vs 72°C
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33219 vs 16787

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C vs 72°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33219 vs 16787

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

1915

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16787

33219

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336	1915
PassMark - CPU mark	16787	33219

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$8030
Place in performance rating	930	935
Processor Number	8256	E5-2699V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Announced
Performance
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	76.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	18
Number of threads	8	36
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)	105 Watt	145 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)