Xeon Platinum 8592V vs Athlon X4 970

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2028	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	4	128
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Status	no data	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Platinum 8592V.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	64
Threads	4	128
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	330 Watt

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