Xeon Platinum 8592+ vs E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	865	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.92	1.70
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	6.74	14.31
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	$11,600

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 13% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8592+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	24	128
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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 E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8592+.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.89	55.02
Recency	8 September 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	64
Threads	24	128
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	350 Watt

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