Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 and Intel Xeon Gold 6132 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 14
  • 20 more threads: 48 vs 28
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2347 vs 2176
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62130 vs 33750
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 14
Number of threads 48 vs 28
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2347 vs 2176
PassMark - CPU mark 62130 vs 33750

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6132

  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 84°C
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6132

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2347
2176
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
62130
33750
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
PassMark - Single thread mark 2347 2176
PassMark - CPU mark 62130 33750
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24589

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $6302
Place in performance rating 267 144
Processor Number 8268 6132
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.90 GHz 2.60 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 84°C 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 24 14
Number of threads 48 28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4
Scalability S8S S4S

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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)