Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 and Intel Xeon Gold 6144 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 8470

Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470

44 more cores, run more applications at once: 52 vs 8
88 more threads: 104 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3153 vs 2461
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 89850 vs 30209

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	52 vs 8
Number of threads	104 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3153 vs 2461
PassMark - CPU mark	89850 vs 30209

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 350 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6144

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3153

2461

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

89850

30209

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8470	Intel Xeon Gold 6144
PassMark - Single thread mark	3153	2461
PassMark - CPU mark	89850	30209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4818
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30845

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8470	Intel Xeon Gold 6144
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$9359
Place in performance rating	56	54
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6144
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	52	8
Number of threads	104	16
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		75°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	150 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)