Xeon Platinum 8124 vs Platinum 8168

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 ranking	258	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.76	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	9.62	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,890	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	48	36
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	27	30
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no 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 configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	240 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 extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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 types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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

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