Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Ryzen 7 8700G
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8268 outperforms Ryzen 7 8700G by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 278 | 238 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 44.98 | 5.66 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 29.15 | 10.02 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (2023−2024) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 11 December 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $6,302 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 7 8700G has 695% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8268.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 35.75 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.78 | 22.53 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 11 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 205 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8700G has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8268, on the other hand, has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268.
Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8268 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Xeon Platinum 8268, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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