Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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 Platinum 8176

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 89°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2065 vs 2040

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 89°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065 vs 2040

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53835 vs 52066

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53835 vs 52066

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2065

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52066

53835

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
PassMark - Single thread mark	2065	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	52066	53835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$5383
Place in performance rating	459	452
Processor Number	8260	8176
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	S8S
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)