Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Platinum 8176

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
15.09

E5-2696 v4 outperforms Platinum 8176 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking404367
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.884.57
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719no data
Current price$1595 (0.2x MSRP)$1648
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8176 has 29% better value for money than Xeon E5-2696 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads5644
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus supportno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MB5.5 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB55 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 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)
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 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 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 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 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size768 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 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 15.09
Xeon E5-2696 v4 16.08
+6.6%

E5-2696 v4 outperforms Platinum 8176 by 7% in our combined 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 8176 23179
Xeon E5-2696 v4 24691
+6.5%

E5-2696 v4 outperforms Platinum 8176 by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.09 16.08
Recency 25 April 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 28 22
Threads 56 44
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E5-2696 v4. The differences in performance seem too small.


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