Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 vs Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 and Intel Xeon E5-4667 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 18
  • 16 more threads: 52 vs 36
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 1584
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 26 vs 18
Number of threads 52 vs 36
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2325 vs 1584

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 87 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 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53402 vs 29986
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 87 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 53402 vs 29986

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2325
1584
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29986
53402
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2325 1584
PassMark - CPU mark 29986 53402

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 11 Dec 2018 Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP) $8477
Place in performance rating 723 733
Processor Number 8270 E5-4667V4
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 87
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 26 18
Number of threads 52 36
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2

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
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 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 4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S8S 4S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)