Xeon Platinum 8180M vs Platinum 8168

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8168
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
20.84
Xeon Platinum 8180M
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
32.38
+55.4%

Xeon Platinum 8180M outperforms Xeon Platinum 8168 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking268125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.53no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency9.6214.95
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,890$13,011

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads4856
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier2725
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °C84 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M. 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--

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon Platinum 8180M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
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 8180M.

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 Platinum 8168 20.84
Xeon Platinum 8180M 32.38
+55.4%

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 Platinum 8168 33099
Xeon Platinum 8180M 51439
+55.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.84 32.38
Recency 25 April 2017 11 July 2017
Physical cores 24 28
Threads 48 56

Xeon Platinum 8180M has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8180M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8168 in performance tests.


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