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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

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	441	432
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)