Xeon Platinum 8470 vs D-1637

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.53
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	no data	15.61
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$406	$9,359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1637 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	52
Threads	12	104
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB	105 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1637 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon Platinum 8470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
AMT	SPS 3.0	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1637 and Xeon Platinum 8470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon Platinum 8470 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon Platinum 8470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon Platinum 8470.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x 10 GBE	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	10 January 2023
Physical cores	6	52
Threads	12	104
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	350 Watt

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