Xeon Platinum 8461V vs V-Series V120
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 40 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 23.73 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.89 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,491 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 97.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 77 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| 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 | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V 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 V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 48 |
| Threads | 1 | 96 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 300 Watt |
V-Series V120 has 1100% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8461V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8461V is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Xeon Platinum 8461V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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