Xeon Platinum 8274 vs Platinum 8180

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Platinum 8274 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	176	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	12.50	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$10,009	no data
Current price	$1849 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8180 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	56	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8180 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)	205 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 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 8180 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 8180 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 8180 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 8180 and Xeon Platinum 8274.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 April 2019
Physical cores	28	24
Threads	56	48
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	240 Watt

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