Xeon w3-2435 vs Platinum 8368

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	15	346
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.28	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$12855	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435 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	38	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	76	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	57 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	70 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	6 TB	2 TB
Max memory channels	8	4
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w3-2435.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	64

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 8368 outperforms w3-2435 by 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	59.52	17.01
Recency	6 April 2021	1 January 2023
Physical cores	38	8
Threads	76	16
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	165 Watt

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