Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M vs Gold 6154

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6154
18.69
+4.7%

Gold 6154 outperforms Platinum 8124M by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking278306
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money23.932.76
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (6 years old)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$3,543no data
Current price$593 (0.2x MSRP)$540
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6154 has 767% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8124M.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)1.125 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)18 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 6154 18.69
+4.7%
Xeon Platinum 8124M 17.85

Gold 6154 outperforms Platinum 8124M by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6154 28632
+4.7%
Xeon Platinum 8124M 27336

Gold 6154 outperforms Platinum 8124M by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6154 1201
+32.6%
Xeon Platinum 8124M 906

Gold 6154 outperforms Platinum 8124M by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6154 9628
Xeon Platinum 8124M 13321
+38.4%

Platinum 8124M outperforms Gold 6154 by 38% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 18.69 17.85
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 240 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon Platinum 8124M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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