Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2355 vs 2137
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83116 vs 22473

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355 vs 2137
PassMark - CPU mark	83116 vs 22473

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

2137

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

83116

22473

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355	2137
PassMark - CPU mark	83116	22473
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3950
Place in performance rating	164	160
Processor Number	8358	6128
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	6
Number of threads	64	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)