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.

 

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 128 133
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)