Xeon Platinum 8124 vs FX-8350

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1390	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD FX-Series (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Current price	$162	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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	8 (Octa-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	8	36
Base clock speed	4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	1.125 MB
L2 cache	8192 KB	18 MB
L3 cache	no data	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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	AM3+	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8124.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	18
Threads	8	36
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	240 Watt

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