Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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 8260M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
  • 36 more threads: 48 vs 12
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 74°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 1976
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55297 vs 17142
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 Dec 2018 vs September 2013
Number of cores 24 vs 6
Number of threads 48 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2472 vs 1976
PassMark - CPU mark 55297 vs 17142

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

  • Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 165 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2472
1976
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
55297
17142
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2472 1976
PassMark - CPU mark 55297 17142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18673

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date 11 Dec 2018 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $5383 $2,200
Place in performance rating 284 301
Processor Number 8260M E5-2643V2
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $2,641.75
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 1.43

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 74°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 24 6
Number of threads 48 12
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 130 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 Only
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® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)