Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 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 6416H

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 2323

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 2 Apr 2019
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 24 MB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 35.75 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860 vs 2323

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59193 vs 40606

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59193 vs 40606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2860

2323

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40606

59193

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860	2323
PassMark - CPU mark	40606	59193

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1444	$6302
Place in performance rating	371	362
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		8268
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	45 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	18	24
Number of threads	36	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	8
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, x8, x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)