Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 5.5 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 54% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 1 TB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt

L3 cache	55 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2347
PassMark - CPU mark	62130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$6302
Place in performance rating	269	272
Processor Number	8268	E5-2696 v4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	E5-2000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	1x4, 1x16
Scalability	S8S
Number of USB ports		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)