Xeon Platinum 8352S vs E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	537	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	9.03	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	36	64
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S 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	2
Socket	2011-3	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon Platinum 8352S.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	6 April 2021
Physical cores	18	32
Threads	36	64
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	205 Watt

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