Xeon Platinum 8260 vs E5-2620 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92
Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10
+288%

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v3 by a whopping 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1242307
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.01
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency5.4710.95
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 configuration28 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 E5-2620 v3 4.92
Xeon Platinum 8260 19.10
+288%

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 E5-2620 v3 7811
Xeon Platinum 8260 30347
+289%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.92 19.10
Recency 8 September 2014 11 December 2018
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 48
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has 94.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8260, on the other hand, has a 288.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8260, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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