Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 14
48 more threads: 76 vs 28
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
5.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 63% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 1962
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88038 vs 28284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	38 vs 14
Number of threads	76 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2.375 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	38 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	57 MB vs 35 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	88038 vs 28284

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 84°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2345

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

88038

28284

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	88038	28284
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$7214	$1,745
Place in performance rating	135	148
Processor Number	8368	E5-2680V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	2.375 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	38 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	57 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	38	14
Number of threads	76	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
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
ECC memory support
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)	270 Watt	120 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)
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None