Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 38 vs 32
  • 12 more threads: 76 vs 64
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 72°C
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 88038 vs 82407
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 38 vs 32
Number of threads 76 vs 64
Maximum core temperature 84°C vs 72°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 88038 vs 82407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 5% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 2345
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 60 MB vs 57 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 vs 2345

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2345
2497
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
88038
82407
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark 2345 2497
PassMark - CPU mark 88038 82407

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Sapphire Rapids
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP) $7214 $2128
Place in performance rating 133 137
Processor Number 8368 6430
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 2.375 MB
L2 cache 38 MB
L3 cache 57 MB 60 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 84°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 38 32
Number of threads 76 64

Memory

Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 4400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR5-4400

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 270 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 80
PCI Express revision 4.0 5.0
Scalability 2S 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel AMX, 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)