Xeon Platinum 8180 vs Gold 6230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6230
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
17.13
Xeon Platinum 8180
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
24.09
+40.6%

Xeon Platinum 8180 outperforms Xeon Gold 6230 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking377211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.571.94
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency12.9711.12
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894$10,009

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230 has 599% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8180.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads4056
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2125
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C84 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon Platinum 8180.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Gold 6230 17.13
Xeon Platinum 8180 24.09
+40.6%

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 Gold 6230 27210
Xeon Platinum 8180 38259
+40.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6230 960
Xeon Platinum 8180 1273
+32.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6230 8116
Xeon Platinum 8180 11411
+40.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.13 24.09
Recency 2 April 2019 11 July 2017
Physical cores 20 28
Threads 40 56
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 64% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8180, on the other hand, has a 40.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8180 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6230 in performance tests.


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