Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 22 more cores, run more applications at once: 40 vs 18
  • 44 more threads: 80 vs 36
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 83°C vs 82°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x 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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2400 vs 2189
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 91257 vs 50054
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs July 2017
Number of cores 40 vs 18
Number of threads 80 vs 36
Maximum core temperature 83°C vs 82°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 2.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 40 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 60 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2400 vs 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 91257 vs 50054

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 270 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 270 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2400
2189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
91257
50054
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark 2400 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 91257 50054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 36691

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Skylake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $8099
Place in performance rating 88 24
Processor Number 8380 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 2.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 2.5 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 40 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 60 MB 25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 83°C 82°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 40 18
Number of threads 80 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) 270 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)