Xeon Platinum 8352M vs Gold 6250L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Platinum 8352M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	169
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	14.30
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6250L 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	8 (Octa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6250L 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	no data	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Platinum 8352M. 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	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Platinum 8352M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Platinum 8352M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Platinum 8352M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Xeon Platinum 8352M.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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