Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Platinum 8168

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	262	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	9.62	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,890	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	48	28
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	27	31
L1 cache	1.5 MB	no data
L2 cache	24 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	35 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	24	14
Threads	48	28
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	120 Watt

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