Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs L5506

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1697	93
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.96	17.69
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	no data
Current price	$131 (1x MSRP)	$3479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5506 has 41% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8360Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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	4 (Quad-Core)	36
Threads	4	72
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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	FCLGA1366	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	144 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Platinum 8360Y outperforms L5506 by 1357% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.40	34.96
Physical cores	4	36
Threads	4	72
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	250 Watt

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