Xeon E5-2667 v2 vs Platinum 8124M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8124M
18 cores / 36 threads, 240 Watt
17.67
+123%

Platinum 8124M outperforms E5-2667 v2 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking325881
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.761.69
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release dateno data1 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,300
Current price$540 $988 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8124M has 63% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1.125 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketSocket PFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2667 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 Platinum 8124M 17.67
+123%
Xeon E5-2667 v2 7.93

Platinum 8124M outperforms E5-2667 v2 by 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Platinum 8124M 27336
+123%
Xeon E5-2667 v2 12272

Platinum 8124M outperforms E5-2667 v2 by 123% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Platinum 8124M 906
+40.9%
Xeon E5-2667 v2 643

Platinum 8124M outperforms E5-2667 v2 by 41% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Platinum 8124M 13321
+232%
Xeon E5-2667 v2 4007

Platinum 8124M outperforms E5-2667 v2 by 232% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.67 7.93
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 130 Watt

The Xeon Platinum 8124M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2667 v2 in performance tests.


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