Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and Intel Xeon Gold 6146 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 8168

Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 76°C
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55063 vs 38208

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 76°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55063 vs 38208

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2340 vs 2132

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340 vs 2132

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6146

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2132

2340

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55063

38208

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon Gold 6146
PassMark - Single thread mark	2132	2340
PassMark - CPU mark	55063	38208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		35971

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon Gold 6146
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	405	21
Processor Number	8168	6146
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
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)	205 Watt	165 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)