Xeon E-2336 vs Platinum 8165

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	734
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	15.33
Architecture codename	no data	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 October 2017 (7 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	48	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336 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 Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	44

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2017	8 September 2021
Physical cores	24	6
Threads	48	12
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

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