Xeon Platinum 8454H vs E5-2695 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	888	68
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	10.29
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.89	13.76
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,950	$6,540

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8454H has 586% better value for money than Xeon E5-2695 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	24	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	82.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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 configuration	2	8
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8454H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.71	40.83
Recency	1 September 2013	10 January 2023
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	270 Watt

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