Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3085 vs 2190
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 111884 vs 49715

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs July 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3085 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	111884 vs 49715

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 81
294912x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 300 Watt

Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 81
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 300 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3085

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

111884

49715

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	3085	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	111884	49715
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$5945
Place in performance rating	17	24
Processor Number	8462Y+	6154
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	18
Number of threads	64	36
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
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® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)