Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6262

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 and Intel Xeon Gold 6262 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 8260

Intel Xeon Gold 6262

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 8% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 1805
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52066 vs 47512

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 33 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 1805
PassMark - CPU mark	52066 vs 47512

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 90°C
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6262

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

1805

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52066

47512

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon Gold 6262
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	1805
PassMark - CPU mark	52066	47512

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon Gold 6262
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383
Place in performance rating	460	617
Processor Number	8260	6262
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.90 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	135 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)