Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 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 8368

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 16
44 more threads: 76 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 1999
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88038 vs 30201

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	38 vs 16
Number of threads	76 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345 vs 1999
PassMark - CPU mark	88038 vs 30201

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 87.9°C vs 84°C
2x lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	87.9°C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2345

1999

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

88038

30201

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345	1999
PassMark - CPU mark	88038	30201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		26574

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Haswell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$7214
Place in performance rating	179	169
Processor Number	8368	E5-2698V3
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Announced
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	2.375 MB
L2 cache	38 MB
L3 cache	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	87.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	38	16
Number of threads	76	32
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	135 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)