Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs Platinum 8260Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	97
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,320	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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)	36
Threads	48	72
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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)	2
Socket	Socket P	4189
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Xeon Platinum 8360Y.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	24	36
Threads	48	72
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	250 Watt

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