Intel Xeon Gold 6143 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6143 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6143

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 2211

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392 vs 2211

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
24 more threads: 56 vs 32
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 74°C
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53874 vs 46473

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 74°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53874 vs 46473

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6143
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2392

2211

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46473

53874

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392	2211
PassMark - CPU mark	46473	53874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6143	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	11 July 2017
Place in performance rating	537	529
Processor Number	6143	8180
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	28
Number of threads	32	56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		39424 KB (shared)
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)