Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 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 8268

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

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 12% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 75°C
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2347 vs 2220
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62130 vs 14097

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	84°C vs 75°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347 vs 2220
PassMark - CPU mark	62130 vs 14097

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2347

2220

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62130

14097

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347	2220
PassMark - CPU mark	62130	14097
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$6302
Place in performance rating	325	331
Processor Number	8268	E5-2637V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 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	84°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)