Intel Xeon Gold 6330 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6330 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6330

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 84°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64015 vs 59385
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 11 July 2017
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 84°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 42 MB vs 39424 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 64015 vs 59385

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2133 vs 1958
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2133 vs 1958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1958
2133
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
64015
59385
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark 1958 2133
PassMark - CPU mark 64015 59385

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Skylake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $1894 - $1905
Place in performance rating 442 429
Processor Number 6330 8180
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 1.75 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 28 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 42 MB 39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C 84°C
Maximum frequency 3.10 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 28 28
Number of threads 56 56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 3
64 bit support
Transistor count 8000 million

Memory

Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory size 6 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 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 64 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)