Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S 32c/64t 2.2GHz-3.4GHz 205W (CD8068904642802)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S — Optimized Ice Lake Processor for Scalable Enterprise Compute and Memory-Intensive Workloads

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8352S belongs to the 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable family (Ice Lake-SP) and is positioned as a highly efficient, well-balanced CPU for general-purpose enterprise workloads that require strong multi-threading, predictable latency and robust multi-socket scalability. With 32 cores, 64 threads and a 2.2 GHz base frequency, the 8352S provides the computational density required for modern cloud platforms, distributed analytics systems and virtualization-heavy environments.

The processor’s architecture centers around a unified 48 MB L3 cache, giving it the ability to maintain consistent throughput under parallel workloads. This cache configuration benefits applications that rely on repeated data access patterns, such as large JVM services, container orchestration workloads, SQL/NoSQL databases and search-index engines where cache residency improves overall efficiency.

A key strength of the 8352S is memory throughput. As part of the Ice Lake-SP platform, the CPU supports eight DDR4 channels per socket with speeds up to 3200 MT/s. When deployed in dual-socket systems, configurations can reach up to 6 TB of RAM, enabling the processor to address sizable datasets typical of in-memory analytics, high-capacity caching layers, scientific computing tasks and enterprise-grade virtualization clusters.

PCIe 4.0 support is another critical factor that enhances the real-world performance potential of the 8352S. With 64 lanes per socket, the processor can drive high-speed NVMe SSDs, multi-port networking solutions and accelerator cards without oversaturating the PCIe bus. This capability is essential for storage-heavy microservice architectures, high-bandwidth data ingestion pipelines and edge systems requiring scalable I/O performance.

From a compute optimization standpoint, the 8352S supports the full suite of Ice Lake instruction extensions: AVX-512 (including Vector Neural Network Instructions), DL Boost, AES-NI and advanced virtualization features such as VT-x, VT-d and extended page tables. These hardware-level enhancements contribute to measurable gains in AI inference workloads, real-time encryption systems and hypervisor environments with mixed tenant operations.

Compared to similar models such as the 8352Y and 8352V, the 8352S offers a more streamlined configuration with a core-to-frequency balance that makes it particularly suitable for mid-range enterprise compute clusters. It is often found in:

• Multi-node virtualization deployments (VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V)
• Scalable container environments (Kubernetes, Nomad, OpenShift)
• Database servers handling analytical and transactional workloads
• Cloud infrastructure nodes focused on horizontal scaling
• Data processing and ETL frameworks with predictable parallelism

Its consistent performance, strong memory subsystem and broad ecosystem compatibility make the Xeon Platinum 8352S an excellent backbone processor for modern enterprise environments requiring stability and reliable throughput under continuous load.