Xeon 6546P-B vs Platinum 8180

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking262not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.95no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency11.21no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Granite Rapids (2024−2025)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,009$2,368

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Performance-coresno data32
Threads5664
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 3 nm
Die sizeno data598 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA4368
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
QuickAssistno data+
Speed Shift+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GB1.13 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon 6546P-B.

PCIe version3.0Gen 4, Gen 5
PCI Express lanes4848
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 24 February 2025
Physical cores 28 32
Threads 56 64
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon 6546P-B has an age advantage of 7 years, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and 5.1% lower power consumption.

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