Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Platinum 8168

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8168
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
20.84
+33.2%
Xeon E5-2696 v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 150 Watt
15.65

Xeon Platinum 8168 outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v4 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon E5-2696 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking268439
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.53no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency9.619.87
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,890no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads4844
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2722
L1 cache1.5 MBno data
L2 cache24 MB5.5 MB
L3 cache33 MB55 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 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)205 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 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 8168 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 8168 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+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 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 8168 20.84
+33.2%
Xeon E5-2696 v4 15.65

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 Platinum 8168 33099
+33.1%
Xeon E5-2696 v4 24862

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Platinum 8168 1197
+6.9%
Xeon E5-2696 v4 1120

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Platinum 8168 10829
+20.2%
Xeon E5-2696 v4 9006

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.84 15.65
Recency 25 April 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 24 22
Threads 48 44
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8168 has a 33.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 9.1% more physical cores and 9.1% more threads.

Xeon E5-2696 v4, on the other hand, has 36.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8168 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2696 v4 in performance tests.


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