Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 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 8268

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 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 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84°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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2312 vs 1978
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60487 vs 17175
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 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 84°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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2312 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark 60487 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

  • Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2312
1978
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
60487
17175
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2312 1978
PassMark - CPU mark 60487 17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18673

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $6302 $2,200
Place in performance rating 353 356
Processor Number 8268 E5-2643V2
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $2,641.75
Value for money (0-100) 1.43

Performance

Base frequency 2.90 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 84°C 74°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 24 6
Number of threads 48 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
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

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8 2
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 130 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 Only

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® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)