Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H and Intel Xeon Gold 6348 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 8454H

Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
Around 43% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 1.75 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 28 MB
L3 cache	82.5 MB vs 42 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831 vs 2354

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 235 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 75906 vs 62347

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	235 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	75906 vs 62347

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2831

2354

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62347

75906

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H	Intel Xeon Gold 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831	2354
PassMark - CPU mark	62347	75906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H	Intel Xeon Gold 6348
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$6540	$3072
Place in performance rating	191	204
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6348
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	82.5 MB	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	28
Number of threads	64	56
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	235 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)