Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 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 8470

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8470

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
34 more cores, run more applications at once: 52 vs 18
68 more threads: 104 vs 36
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3153 vs 2190
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 89850 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs July 2017
Number of cores	52 vs 18
Number of threads	104 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3153 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	89850 vs 49692

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 350 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3153

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

89850

49692

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8470	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	3153	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	89850	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8470	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$9359
Place in performance rating	37	24
Architecture codename		Skylake
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	52	18
Number of threads	104	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	4
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	200 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)