Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N 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 6438N

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 43% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2315 vs 2133

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 11 July 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315 vs 2133

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
458752x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
672836.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59385 vs 52789

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	39424 KB (shared) vs 60MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59385 vs 52789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2315

2133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52789

59385

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315	2133
PassMark - CPU mark	52789	59385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351
Place in performance rating	434	431
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		8180
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB	39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	32	28
Number of threads	64	56
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)