Xeon Platinum 8352M vs E5506

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2210	148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.57	2.14
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$43	no data
Current price	$88 (2x MSRP)	$9928

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5506 has 67% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8352M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M. 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	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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 E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	144 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5506 and Xeon Platinum 8352M.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Platinum 8352M outperforms E5506 by 2179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.26	28.71
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	185 Watt

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