Xeon Platinum 8480 vs E5-2670

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Platinum 8480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1107	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$145	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 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	8 (Octa-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	16	112
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	105 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Platinum 8480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	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	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Platinum 8480 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 Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Platinum 8480 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Platinum 8480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	384 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Xeon Platinum 8480.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	56
Threads	16	112
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	350 Watt

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