Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 32c/64t 2.6GHz-3.4GHz 250W (CD8068904572302)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8358: Scalable 32-Core Processor for Enterprise Virtualization, Analytics and Multi-Socket Compute

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 is a 32-core processor from the Ice Lake-SP family designed for high-density compute environments, scalable virtualization clusters and multi-socket enterprise servers. With 32 cores, 64 threads, a 2.6 GHz base frequency and turbo speeds up to 3.4 GHz, the 8358 delivers a balanced combination of compute throughput, memory bandwidth and socket-level scalability, making it a widely adopted choice in modern datacenter infrastructures.

Unlike single-socket Xeon Gold “U” and “P” variants, the Xeon Platinum 8358 is built specifically for dual-socket and multi-socket systems, providing stronger NUMA behavior, increased aggregate memory bandwidth and broader I/O expansion when deployed in 2S configurations. In a dual-socket server, the processor enables 64 cores and 128 threads of total compute power, fitting the needs of enterprise virtualization hosts, large database servers, cloud orchestration nodes and analytics-driven applications.

Ice Lake-SP brings key architectural improvements over Cascade Lake. The eight-channel DDR4-3200 memory subsystem delivers significantly higher sustained bandwidth, improving performance in memory-bound workloads such as Apache Spark analytics, large JVM-based platforms, scientific data processing pipelines and high-concurrency microservice environments that require consistent memory throughput and predictable latency.

The Xeon Platinum 8358 also provides 64 PCIe 4.0 lanes, doubling available I/O bandwidth compared to previous PCIe 3.0 platforms. This is critical for modern datacenters that integrate high-performance NVMe storage fabrics, RDMA-enabled network adapters, SmartNIC offloading, FPGA accelerators and GPU-based compute modules. In hyperconverged or disaggregated storage architectures, PCIe 4.0 allows the processor to sustain high-throughput workloads without I/O saturation.

Equipped with 48 MB of L3 cache, the 8358 offers stable performance across multi-threaded and high-concurrency environments. This benefits distributed middleware systems, Kubernetes clusters, large VM farms and analytics workloads where cache locality directly impacts tail latency and throughput consistency.

Security and reliability are enhanced by Ice Lake’s hardware mitigations for Spectre, Meltdown, L1TF, MDS and related vulnerabilities, reducing performance penalties often observed on older architectures. Support for Total Memory Encryption (TME), Mode-Based Execution Control (MBEC) and improved virtualization isolation further strengthens its suitability for multi-tenant cloud and compliance-regulated environments.

With a 250 W TDP, the Xeon Platinum 8358 requires robust cooling but operates well within standard 2U and 4U enterprise server designs. Platforms such as Dell PowerEdge R750, HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus and Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V2 frequently deploy this processor due to its stable sustained performance and broad workload compatibility.

In modern datacenters, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 serves as a versatile, balanced workhorse for virtualization clusters, large Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments, distributed SQL/NoSQL databases, analytics engines and multi-socket compute nodes. Its combination of 32 cores, PCIe 4.0, eight memory channels and robust enterprise-class features makes it one of the most reliable general-purpose CPUs of the Ice Lake generation.