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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8368

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

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	135	138
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)