Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 94% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2336 vs 2190
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82733 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs July 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	82733 vs 49692

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 81°C
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 81°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 250 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82733

49692

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2336	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	82733	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$3950
Place in performance rating	134	24
Processor Number	8358	6154
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	18
Number of threads	64	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
64 bit support
Transistor count		8000 million
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	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)