Xeon Platinum 9221 vs E5-2697 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	509	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.72	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,702	no data
Current price	$70 (0x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	7200 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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	FCLGA2011	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	4	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 9221.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	2 April 2019
Physical cores	18	32
Threads	36	64
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	250 Watt

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