Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Platinum 8175M

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	327	725
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	3.30	6.87
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Xeon
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	no data	2015 (9 years old)
Current price	$540	$67

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 108% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8175M.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	24
Base clock speed	no data	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	3072 KB
L3 cache	33 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	no data	5,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3 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
Socket	Socket P	LGA2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB tdp=240 Watt	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon E5-2678 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Platinum 8175M outperforms E5-2678 v3 by 81% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	17.40	9.59
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm

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