Xeon Platinum 8470 vs Pentium D 940
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8470 outperforms Pentium D 940 by a whopping 15339% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3311 | 47 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.53 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | 6.18 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 5 January 2006 (19 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $423 | $9,359 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470 have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 52 |
| Threads | 2 | 104 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 105 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470 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 | LGA775,PLGA775 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470. 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) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
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 Pentium D 940 and Xeon Platinum 8470.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 50.95 |
| Recency | 5 January 2006 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 52 |
| Threads | 2 | 104 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 350 Watt |
Pentium D 940 has 169.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8470, on the other hand, has a 15339.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and 2500% more physical cores and 5100% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium D 940 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium D 940 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8470 is a server/workstation one.
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