Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H 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 8454H

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2007
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62347 vs 30929

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831 vs 2007
PassMark - CPU mark	62347 vs 30929

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2831

2007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62347

30929

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831	2007
PassMark - CPU mark	62347	30929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		26574

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$6540
Place in performance rating	195	186
Architecture codename		Haswell
Processor Number		E5-2698V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Announced
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		87.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4 x8 x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)