Xeon Platinum 8124 vs Platinum 8168

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking262not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.62no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency9.62no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,890no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads4836
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2730
L1 cache1.5 MB1.125 MB
L2 cache24 MB18 MB
L3 cache33 MB24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8124.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 24 18
Threads 48 36
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 240 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8168 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 17.1% lower power consumption.

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