Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ vs EPYC 7702P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	64	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.33	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	18.86	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,425	$5,558

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	128	80
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	105 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	10 nm
Die size	192 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	TR4	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 August 2019	10 January 2023
Physical cores	64	40
Threads	128	80
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	300 Watt

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