Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 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 6548Y+

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 97°C vs 84°C
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
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2446 vs 2345

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	97°C vs 84°C
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 2.375 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 38 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared) vs 57 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2446 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 85587

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	38 vs 32
Number of threads	76 vs 64
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	88038 vs 85587

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2446

2345

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85587

88038

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
PassMark - Single thread mark	2446	2345
PassMark - CPU mark	85587	88038

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+	Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3726	$7214
Place in performance rating	127	135
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8368
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2.375 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	38 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	57 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83°C
Maximum core temperature	97°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	32	38
Number of threads	64	76
Unlocked
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)	250 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)