Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 vs AMD FX-6100

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 and AMD FX-6100 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 6
  • 70 more threads: 76 vs 6
  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 8.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 1318
  • 23.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88038 vs 3695
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs October 2011
Number of cores 38 vs 6
Number of threads 76 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 84°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 2.375 MB vs 288 KB
L2 cache 38 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache 57 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2345 vs 1318
PassMark - CPU mark 88038 vs 3695

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 270 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
CPU 2: AMD FX-6100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2345
1318
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
88038
3695
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 AMD FX-6100
PassMark - Single thread mark 2345 1318
PassMark - CPU mark 88038 3695
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1702
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.915

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 AMD FX-6100

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Zambezi
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $7214
Place in performance rating 179 2857
Processor Number 8368
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB FD6100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray FD6100WMW6KGU
Price now $299
Value for money (0-100) 5.30

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 2.375 MB 288 KB
L2 cache 38 MB 6 MB
L3 cache 57 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 84°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 38 6
Number of threads 76 6
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
Transistor count 1200 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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