Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 83°C
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3095 vs 2400

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	99°C vs 83°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3095 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 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91257 vs 69689

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 (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	91257 vs 69689

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3095

2400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

69689

91257

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
PassMark - Single thread mark	3095	2400
PassMark - CPU mark	69689	91257

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$8099
Place in performance rating	100	104
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8380
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	40 MB
L3 cache	37.5 MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum core temperature	99°C	83°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	40
Number of threads	32	80
Unlocked
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	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)