Xeon Platinum 8480 vs EPYC 7742

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	45	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.55	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	18.52	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,950	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	128	112
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Multiplier	22.5	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	105 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	TR4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480. 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	+	+
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	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480 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 EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480 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 EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Platinum 8480.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	64	56
Threads	128	112
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	350 Watt

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