Xeon Platinum 8352V vs i7-950

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1905	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.47	no data
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$290	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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)	36
Threads	8	72
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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	FCLGA1366	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	24 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8352V.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2009	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	36
Threads	8	72
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	195 Watt

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