Xeon w7-3455 vs Platinum 8368

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8368
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
59.70
+61%

Platinum 8368 outperforms w7-3455 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2094
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455 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 cores3824 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads7648
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache57 MB (shared)67.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)83 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
StatusLaunchedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPS-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455 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 w7-3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon w7-3455.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes64112

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Platinum 8368 59.70
+61%
Xeon w7-3455 37.07

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8368 92054
+61%
Xeon w7-3455 57164

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.70 37.07
Recency 6 April 2021 15 February 2023
Physical cores 38 24
Threads 76 48

Xeon Platinum 8368 has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, and 58.3% more physical cores and 58.3% more threads.

Xeon w7-3455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon Platinum 8368 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon w7-3455 in performance tests.


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