Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC

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Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y 16 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC which has 26 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon Gold 5500/6500 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10)
5 Generation 3
Emerald Rapids Architecture Cooper Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC clocks with 1.40 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 26 CPU cores and can calculate 52 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
16 Cores 26
32 Threads 52
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.80 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
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Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
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Technology
Max. displays
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No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
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Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC supports a maximum of 1146 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
DDR5-5200 Memory DDR4-2933
4096 GB Max. Memory 1146 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
332.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
37.50 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 48
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y has a TDP of 195 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC is 88 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
195 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 88 W
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Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y has 37.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC is at 35.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
AMX, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 4677 Socket LGA 4189
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2020
1517 $ Release price --
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