Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 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 8360Y

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
30 more cores, run more applications at once: 36 vs 6
60 more threads: 72 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 1978
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54078 vs 17175

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs September 2013
Number of cores	36 vs 6
Number of threads	72 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	54 MB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark	54078 vs 17175

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2489

1978

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54078

17175

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489	1978
PassMark - CPU mark	54078	17175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	September 2013
Place in performance rating	355	357
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,200
Price now		$2,641.75
Processor Number		E5-2643V2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	54 MB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	36	6
Number of threads	72	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	4189	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)