Xeon Platinum 8163 vs E5-2640 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.78
+388%
Xeon Platinum 8163
24 cores / 48 threads
0.98

Xeon E5-2640 v2 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8163 by a whopping 388% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12592484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.29no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency4.76no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$728no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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)
SocketFCLGA2011Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163.

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 E5-2640 v2 4.78
+388%
Xeon Platinum 8163 0.98

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 E5-2640 v2 7590
+386%
Xeon Platinum 8163 1561

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 0.98
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Xeon E5-2640 v2 has a 387.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Platinum 8163, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2640 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8163 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Xeon Platinum 8163, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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