Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon Platinum 8356H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	508
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	79.13
Architecture codename	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 RDIMM	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1.12 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8356H and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	24 September 2024
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	17 Watt

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