Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs Platinum 8176

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
15.15
+30.9%
Xeon E5-2683 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.57

Xeon Platinum 8176 outperforms Xeon E5-2683 v4 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2683 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking484693
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.302.85
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency8.378.79
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719$1,846

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 119% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8176.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2683 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads5632
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2121
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MB4 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB40 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °C84 °C
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2683 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 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 E5-2683 v4. 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++
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 E5-2683 v4 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 E5-2683 v4 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 E5-2683 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2683 v4.

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 15.15
+30.9%
Xeon E5-2683 v4 11.57

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
+31%
Xeon E5-2683 v4 17700

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.15 11.57
Recency 25 April 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 28 16
Threads 56 32
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8176 has a 30.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Xeon E5-2683 v4, on the other hand, has 37.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8176 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2683 v4 in performance tests.


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