Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6346 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 8360Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 36 vs 16
40 more threads: 72 vs 32
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 2461

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	36 vs 16
Number of threads	72 vs 32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 16 MB
L3 cache	54 MB (shared) vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489 vs 2461

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55568 vs 54078

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55568 vs 54078

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6346

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2489

2461

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54078

55568

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6346
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489	2461
PassMark - CPU mark	54078	55568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6346
Essentials
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	355	349
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$2708
Processor Number		6346
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	54 MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	36	16
Number of threads	72	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		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
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)