Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H and Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 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 8454H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2542
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 24 MB
L3 cache 82.5 MB vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2831 vs 2542

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71408 vs 62347
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 71408 vs 62347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2831
2542
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
62347
71408
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 2831 2542
PassMark - CPU mark 62347 71408

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $6540 $1977 - $1988
Place in performance rating 196 197
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Processor Number 6336Y
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 24 MB
L3 cache 82.5 MB 36 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

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

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 270 Watt 185 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

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)