Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V and Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 16
64 more threads: 96 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2855 vs 2160
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74982 vs 34216

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	48 vs 16
Number of threads	96 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2855 vs 2160
PassMark - CPU mark	74982 vs 34216

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 300 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 300 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2855

2160

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

74982

34216

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2855	2160
PassMark - CPU mark	74982	34216
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$4491
Place in performance rating	94	117
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E5-2697AV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	97.5MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	48	16
Number of threads	96	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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)