Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L vs Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L and Intel Xeon Gold 6258R 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 8276L

Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 74°C
4.5x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 2346

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 74°C
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427 vs 2346

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63984 vs 60188

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63984 vs 60188

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2427

2346

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60188

63984

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427	2346
PassMark - CPU mark	60188	63984

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$13422	$4523
Place in performance rating	257	251
Processor Number	8276L	6258R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	28	28
Number of threads	56	56
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	205 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)