Xeon Platinum 8360H vs L5508
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | March 2009 (15 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $8 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 33 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 | 8 |
| Socket | 1366 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H. 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 | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 RDIMM |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.12 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5508 and Xeon Platinum 8360H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 225 Watt |
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