Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 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 6250

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2107

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 2107

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 60°C
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54699 vs 35164

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 60°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54699 vs 35164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

2107

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35164

54699

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	2107
PassMark - CPU mark	35164	54699

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'20	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3894
Place in performance rating	496	493
Processor Number	6250	8168
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)