Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 and Intel Xeon E5-2695 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 40 vs 18
44 more threads: 80 vs 36
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
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2400 vs 1887
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91257 vs 35084

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	40 vs 18
Number of threads	80 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2400 vs 1887
PassMark - CPU mark	91257 vs 35084

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 83°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 83°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2400

1887

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

91257

35084

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2400	1887
PassMark - CPU mark	91257	35084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3294
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		29615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		52.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		403.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		162.162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$8099
Place in performance rating	112	122
Processor Number	8380	E5-2695V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	2.5 MB
L2 cache	40 MB
L3 cache	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	83°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	40	18
Number of threads	80	36
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)	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)
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)