Xeon Platinum 8274 vs Platinum 8153

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	244	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.94	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,115	no data
Current price	$551 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	32	48
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	22 MB	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	65 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274. 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	+	no data
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8153 and Xeon Platinum 8274.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	1 April 2019
Physical cores	16	24
Threads	32	48
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	240 Watt

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