Intel Xeon Gold 6312U vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6312U 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 6312U

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 2040

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 2040

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 80°C
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53835 vs 42124

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53835 vs 42124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42124

53835

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	42124	53835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1450
Place in performance rating	471	453
Processor Number	6312U	8176
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores		28
Number of threads		56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)