Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

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

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L

4.5x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
PassMark - Single thread mark		2065
PassMark - CPU mark		52066

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$8821	$5383
Place in performance rating	not rated	547
Processor Number	8260L	8260
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
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
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)
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)