Xeon 6731E vs Platinum 8351N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,121

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E 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	36	96
Threads	72	96
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	54 MB (shared)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	84 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E. 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	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon 6731E.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	3 June 2024
Physical cores	36	96
Threads	72	96
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt

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