Xeon Gold 6208U vs Platinum 8270

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	273	335
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.43	23.59
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,405	no data
Current price	$3301 (0.4x MSRP)	$950

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6208U has 267% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8270.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U 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	26 (Hexacosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	52	32
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	1.625 MB	no data
L2 cache	26 MB	no data
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U 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	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U. 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	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6208U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Platinum 8270 outperforms Gold 6208U by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.39	17.51
Recency	2 April 2019	1 January 2020
Physical cores	26	16
Threads	52	32
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt

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