Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P and Intel Xeon Gold 6146 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 8458P

  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 44 vs 12
  • 64 more threads: 88 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2841 vs 2358
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 117136 vs 38586
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 44 vs 12
Number of threads 88 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2841 vs 2358
PassMark - CPU mark 117136 vs 38586

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 350 Watt
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6146

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2841
2358
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
117136
38586
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P Intel Xeon Gold 6146
PassMark - Single thread mark 2841 2358
PassMark - CPU mark 117136 38586
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 35971

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $6759
Place in performance rating 26 29
Architecture codename Skylake
Processor Number 6146
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.20 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache 82.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 44 12
Number of threads 88 24
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)