Intel Xeon Gold 6434 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6434 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 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 6434

  • 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 28% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3423 vs 2355
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 195 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3423 vs 2355

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
  • 48 more threads: 64 vs 16
  • 3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83116 vs 48025
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 8
Number of threads 64 vs 16
L1 cache 2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 32 MB vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache 48 MB vs 22.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 83116 vs 48025

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6434
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3423
2355
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
48025
83116
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6434 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
PassMark - Single thread mark 3423 2355
PassMark - CPU mark 48025 83116

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6434 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $2607 $3950
Place in performance rating 167 164
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Processor Number 8358
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 2 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 32 MB
L3 cache 22.5 MB 48 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 64°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 32
Number of threads 16 64
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 81°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) 195 Watt 250 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)