Xeon Platinum 8352M vs Opteron 6168

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.15
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Magny-Cours (2010−2011)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	29 March 2010 (14 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$340	$9928

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB (shared)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	346 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	1,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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	2
Socket	G34	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6168 and Xeon Platinum 8352M.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 March 2010	6 April 2021
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	12	64
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	185 Watt

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