Xeon Platinum 8362 vs Gold 6348

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	98	1025
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.03	0.56
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$2292	$9031

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6348 has 4905% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8362.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	56	64
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	42 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	235 Watt	265 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362. 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	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Xeon Platinum 8362.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	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.

Gold 6348 outperforms Platinum 8362 by 474% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	33.80	5.89
Physical cores	28	32
Threads	56	64
Power consumption (TDP)	235 Watt	265 Watt

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