Intel Xeon Gold 6262 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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 6262

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 89°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2139 vs 2040

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 89°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139 vs 2040

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53835 vs 50546

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53835 vs 50546

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50546

53835

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	50546	53835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	453	459
Processor Number	6262	8176
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	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)