Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 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 8358

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2336 vs 2313
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82733 vs 14164

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336 vs 2313
PassMark - CPU mark	82733 vs 14164

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82733

14164

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	82733	14164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25553

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3950
Place in performance rating	134	140
Processor Number	8358	E5-1680V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)