Xeon Platinum 8362 vs W-1270

Place in the ranking	698	1121
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.08	2.05
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	265 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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 W-1270 11.06
+93%

Xeon Platinum 8362 5.73

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 W-1270 17568
+92.9%

Xeon Platinum 8362 9107

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.06	5.73
Recency	1 April 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	265 Watt

Xeon W-1270 has a 93% higher aggregate performance score, and 231.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8362, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-1270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8362 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-1270 and Xeon Platinum 8362, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.