Xeon Platinum 8360Y vs Platinum 8260

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10
Xeon Platinum 8360Y
2021
36 cores / 72 threads, 250 Watt
34.04
+78.2%

Xeon Platinum 8360Y outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking308114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.01no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency10.9512.89
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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)36
Threads4872
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. 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-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8360Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 8260 19.10
Xeon Platinum 8360Y 34.04
+78.2%

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 8260 30347
Xeon Platinum 8360Y 54078
+78.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.10 34.04
Recency 11 December 2018 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 36
Threads 48 72
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8260 has 51.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8360Y, on the other hand, has a 78.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8360Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8260 in performance tests.


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