Xeon Platinum 8276L vs i9-10980XE
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 249 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 12.25 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
Release date | 2 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $979 | $16,616 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
Threads | 36 | 56 |
Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4 GHz |
Bus rate | 8 GT/s DMI3 MHz | no data |
Multiplier | no data | 22 |
L1 cache | 1.1 MB | 1.75 MB |
L2 cache | 18 MB | 28 MB |
L3 cache | 24.8 MB | 38.5 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 86 °C | 89 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
Socket | FCLGA2066 | FCLGA3647 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
TSX | + | + |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | - |
Status | Launched | Launched |
Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
Maximum memory size | 256 GB | 4.5 TB |
Max memory channels | 4 | 6 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 94 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 2 October 2019 | 2 April 2019 |
Physical cores | 18 | 28 |
Threads | 36 | 56 |
i9-10980XE has an age advantage of 6 months.
Xeon Platinum 8276L, on the other hand, has 55.6% more physical cores and 55.6% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i9-10980XE is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8276L is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 8276L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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