Xeon Platinum 8461V vs Gold 6140

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.97
Xeon Platinum 8461V
2023
48 cores / 96 threads, 300 Watt
49.00
+207%

Xeon Platinum 8461V outperforms Xeon Gold 6140 by a whopping 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking44540
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.1523.75
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.4014.89
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445$4,491

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8461V has 361% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6140.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads3696
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1.125 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB97.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon Platinum 8461V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Gold 6140 15.97
Xeon Platinum 8461V 49.00
+207%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6140 24445
Xeon Platinum 8461V 74982
+207%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.97 49.00
Recency 25 April 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 18 48
Threads 36 96
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 300 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has 114.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8461V, on the other hand, has a 206.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8461V is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6140 in performance tests.


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