Xeon Platinum 8368 vs E7-8860 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.29
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$150	$12855

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	38
Threads	36	76
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368 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	8	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	3 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8860 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8368.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	6 April 2021
Physical cores	18	38
Threads	36	76
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	270 Watt

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