Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P vs Intel Core i7-1260P

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1260P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Core i7-1260P

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P and the Intel Core i7-1260P 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 Intel Core i7-1260P which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
3 Generation 12
Ice Lake Architecture Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-1360P

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 Intel Core i7-1260P clocks with 2.10 GHz (4.70 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260P
32 Cores 12
64 Threads 16
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.70 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 Platinum 8358P Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 96
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
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
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 Intel Core i7-1260P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260P
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 9.00 MB
48.00 MB L3 Cache 18.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
64 PCIe lanes 28
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P has a TDP of 240 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-1260P is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260P
240 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) 64 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P has 48.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-1260P is at 27.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260P
10 nm Technology 10 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 4189 Socket BGA 1744
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
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2022
3950 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P (72%)
Intel Core i7-1260P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260P (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 (73%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1607 (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 (71%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
2151 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
73 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
300 (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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1773 (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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
11420 (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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
9088 (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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
7655 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
612 (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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
4017 (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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (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%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
17345 (100%)

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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
235 (100%)

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 8358P Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
1778 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P Intel Core i7-1260P
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