Xeon Platinum 8358P vs E5-2450L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1392	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$72	no data
Current price	$83 (1.2x MSRP)	$8540

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	294 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P 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	2	2
Socket	FCLGA1356	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	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	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	384 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450L and Xeon Platinum 8358P.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	240 Watt

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