Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 20
12 more threads: 52 vs 40
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 2092

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	26 vs 20
Number of threads	52 vs 40
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2325 vs 2092

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 84°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39207 vs 29986

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 84°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39207 vs 29986

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2325

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29986

39207

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8270	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2325	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	29986	39207

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8270	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$8477
Place in performance rating	627	606
Processor Number	8270	E5-2698V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	1664 KB
L2 cache	26 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	26	20
Number of threads	52	40
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)	205 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)