Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Platinum 8176

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
14.59
+70.4%
Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.56

Xeon Platinum 8176 outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking491893
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.221.93
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency8.376.75
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719$1,589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 58% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8176.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads5624
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2123
L1 cache1.75 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2670 v3.

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 8176 14.59
+70.4%
Xeon E5-2670 v3 8.56

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.

Xeon Platinum 8176 23179
+70.5%
Xeon E5-2670 v3 13592

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.59 8.56
Recency 25 April 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 28 12
Threads 56 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8176 has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2670 v3, on the other hand, has 37.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8176 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v3 in performance tests.


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