Xeon Platinum 8270 vs E5-2673 V3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2673 V3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.97
Xeon Platinum 8270
2018
26 cores / 52 threads, 205 Watt
18.88
+110%

Xeon Platinum 8270 outperforms Xeon E5-2673 V3 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking862317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.75
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency8.088.72
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,405

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads2452
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration28 (Multiprocessor)
Socket2011-3FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8270.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2673 V3 8.97
Xeon Platinum 8270 18.88
+110%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2673 V3 14242
Xeon Platinum 8270 29986
+111%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.97 18.88
Recency 8 September 2014 11 December 2018
Physical cores 12 26
Threads 24 52
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 V3 has 95.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8270, on the other hand, has a 110.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 116.7% more physical cores and 116.7% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2673 V3 in performance tests.


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