Xeon Platinum 8321HC vs E5-2698 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	425	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,226	no data
Current price	$300 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads	40	52
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	5 MB	no data
L3 cache	50 MB	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	88 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	RDIMM
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8321HC.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 October 2020
Physical cores	20	26
Threads	40	52
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	88 Watt

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