Xeon Platinum 8360HL vs Gold 6132

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	482	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	74.82	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,111	no data
Current price	$109 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	28	48
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	8
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	14	24
Threads	28	48
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	225 Watt

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