Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M vs Intel Core i5-8305G

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8305G
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Core i5-8305G

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M and the Intel Core i5-8305G and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M 28 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Core i5-8305G which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group Intel Core i 8000G (5)
1 Generation 8
Skylake Architecture Kaby Lake G Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 56 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-8305G clocks with 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8305G
28 Cores 4
56 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8305G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
GPU frequency 0.93 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 6
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 1280
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1536 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M, while the Intel Core i5-8305G supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8305G
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2400
1536 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
39.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 8
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-8305G is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8305G
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M has 39.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-8305G is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Characteristic Intel Core i5-8305G
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 2270
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2018
11700 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M (100%)
Intel Core i5-8305G (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M (100%)
Intel Core i5-8305G (20%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
165 (100%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162 (98%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
3873 (100%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762 (20%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
902 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3856 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1245 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3861 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz
2588 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
6884 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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