Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 82°C
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54393 vs 49016

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 82°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	54393 vs 49016

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2175 vs 2114

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2175 vs 2114

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2114

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54393

49016

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2114	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	54393	49016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	July 2017
Place in performance rating	575	31
Processor Number	8168	6154
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	18
Number of threads	48	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25344 KB (shared)
Transistor count		8000 million
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	200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)