Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P and Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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 8358P

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 78°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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2378 vs 2161
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82052 vs 34290

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 78°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2378 vs 2161
PassMark - CPU mark	82052 vs 34290

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 240 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2378

2161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82052

34290

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2378	2161
PassMark - CPU mark	82052	34290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3950
Place in performance rating	133	113
Processor Number	8358P	E5-2697AV4
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	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		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)	240 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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)