Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P 32 core processor released in Q2/2021 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
3 Generation 5
Ice Lake Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 64 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z clocks with 2.70 GHz (4.73 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
32 Cores 8
64 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.73 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 8358P Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
-- 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 680M
GPU frequency 2.00 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 680M
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 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
48.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
64 PCIe lanes 12
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P has a TDP of 240 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
240 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P has 48.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
10 nm Technology 6 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 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 4189 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2022
3950 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P (77%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z (0%)

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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1172 (77%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
1526 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
1613 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
14369 (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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8883 (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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1520 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz
589 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
5534 (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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz
3379 (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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
21025 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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