Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Platinum 8352Y
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8352Y outperforms Xeon Gold 5418Y by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 50 | 166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 54.43 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 19.95 | 14.33 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,493 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 48 MB | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y. 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 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 8 |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 80 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 44.04 | 28.54 |
| Recency | 1 April 2021 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 24 |
| Threads | 64 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 185 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8352Y has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Xeon Gold 5418Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 10.8% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Platinum 8352Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5418Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Xeon Gold 5418Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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