Xeon Platinum 8358 vs E5-2686 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.72
Xeon Platinum 8358
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 250 Watt
34.26
+169%

Xeon Platinum 8358 outperforms Xeon E5-2686 v4 by a whopping 169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking607113
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.3012.97
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3664
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
Socketno dataFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1,536 GB6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8358.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4064

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 E5-2686 v4 12.72
Xeon Platinum 8358 34.26
+169%

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 E5-2686 v4 20204
Xeon Platinum 8358 54416
+169%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 34.26
Recency 20 June 2016 6 April 2021
Physical cores 18 32
Threads 36 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has 72.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8358, on the other hand, has a 169.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 77.8% more physical cores and 77.8% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8358 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2686 v4 in performance tests.


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