Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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 Platinum 8175

Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8175

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1.25 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 20 MB
L3 cache	33 MB vs 27.5 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB

Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8175	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark		2126
PassMark - CPU mark		44680

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8175	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Cascade Lake
Family	Xeon Platinum	Xeon Gold
Launch date	Q2'17	2 April 2019
Place in performance rating	not rated	624
Processor Number	8175	6230
Series	8000	6200
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1894, $1900
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	24	20
Number of threads	48	40
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	119.21 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	FCLGA-3647	125 Watt
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)