Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6262V

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

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 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52066 vs 50835

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 33 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	52066 vs 50835

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262V

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 90°C
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 2065

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2149 vs 2065

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

2149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52066

50835

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	2149
PassMark - CPU mark	52066	50835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383	$3321
Place in performance rating	545	532
Processor Number	8260	6262V
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	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	4S
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)