Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y and Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 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 6426Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3082 vs 2400
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3082 vs 2400

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 40 vs 16
  • 48 more threads: 80 vs 32
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91257 vs 68988
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 40 vs 16
Number of threads 80 vs 32
L1 cache 2.5 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 40 MB vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache 60 MB vs 37.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 91257 vs 68988

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3082
2400
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
68988
91257
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
PassMark - Single thread mark 3082 2400
PassMark - CPU mark 68988 91257

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $1517 $8099
Place in performance rating 111 110
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Processor Number 8380
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 2.5 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 40 MB
L3 cache 37.5 MB 60 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 80°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 16 40
Number of threads 32 80
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 83°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 270 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 2S

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 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
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)