Intel Xeon Gold 6454S vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6454S and Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 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 6454S

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6454S

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 5% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 68% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 2.375 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 38 MB
L3 cache	60 MB vs 57 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355 vs 2345

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 32
12 more threads: 76 vs 64
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88038 vs 85725

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	38 vs 32
Number of threads	76 vs 64
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	88038 vs 85725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6454S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

2345

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85725

88038

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6454S	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355	2345
PassMark - CPU mark	85725	88038

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6454S	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3157	$7214
Place in performance rating	146	133
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8368
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2.375 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	38 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	32	38
Number of threads	64	76
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
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)	270 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)
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)