Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 75°C
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2196
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55297 vs 13954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2196
PassMark - CPU mark	55297 vs 13954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55297

13954

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2196
PassMark - CPU mark	55297	13954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383
Place in performance rating	285	290
Processor Number	8260M	E5-2637V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	135 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)