Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Platinum 8368

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8368
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
57.95
+107%
Xeon Gold 5418Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
28.01

Xeon Platinum 8368 outperforms Xeon Gold 5418Y by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.33
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency20.3114.33
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 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.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 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 cores3824 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads7648
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache57 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)83 °C81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® 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++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 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 8368 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size6 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Gold 5418Y.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes6480

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 8368 57.95
+107%
Xeon Gold 5418Y 28.01

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 8368 92054
+107%
Xeon Gold 5418Y 44487

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.95 28.01
Recency 6 April 2021 10 January 2023
Physical cores 38 24
Threads 76 48
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8368 has a 106.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 58.3% more physical cores and 58.3% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5418Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 45.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8368 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5418Y in performance tests.


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