Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6134

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 and Intel Xeon Gold 6134 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

Intel Xeon Gold 6134

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 79°C
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30722 vs 28563

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30722 vs 28563

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6134

Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1643

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 1643

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6134

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1643

2203

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30722

28563

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153	Intel Xeon Gold 6134
PassMark - Single thread mark	1643	2203
PassMark - CPU mark	30722	28563
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9648

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153	Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	941	942
Processor Number	8153	6134
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	S4S
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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
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	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)