Xeon Platinum 8165 vs Platinum 8380

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	60	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.47	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	no data
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	1 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$11816	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165 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	40 (Tetraconta-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	80	48
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	33 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
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 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	8	6
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8380 and Xeon Platinum 8165.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	48

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	6 April 2021	1 October 2017
Physical cores	40	24
Threads	80	48
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	205 Watt

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