Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 with 26 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6421N with 32 cores 1.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 1.8GHz)

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4400 vs DDR4)

Larger L3 cache size (60MB vs 35.75MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (185W vs 205W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

629

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N +234%

2104

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

1099

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N +1041%

12541

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

205 W

Power Consumption

185 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

FC-LGA3647

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

26

Total Core Count

32

52

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

27.0

Multiplier

18.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

35.75 MB shared

L3 Cache

60 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-4400

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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