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.

 

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 2157
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74982 vs 33990
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 2157
PassMark - CPU mark 74982 vs 33990

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
2157
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
74982
33990
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2855 2157
PassMark - CPU mark 74982 33990
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 114 132
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)