Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
4 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.90 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
6 Cores 24
12 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2933
256 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 is 205 W.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 cache has a total of 35.75 MB.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2019
570 $ Release price 6302 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 (67%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 (40%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
853 (77%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1104 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
209 (57%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
366 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
12750 (40%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
31628 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
5221 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
784 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
3824 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
2053 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
403.8 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
2719 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
145 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1065 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
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