Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs 5050

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	112
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	12.89
Architecture codename	Dempsey (2006)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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	2 (Dual-core)	36
Threads	4	72
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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	2
Socket	PLGA771	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5050 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	36
Threads	4	72
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

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