Xeon Platinum 8460Y vs E5-2689
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1043 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Series | Xeon | no data |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | no data |
Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y 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) | 40 (Tetraconta-Core) |
Threads | 16 | 80 |
Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 105 MB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
Number of transistors | 2,270 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | - |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y 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 | no data |
Socket | 2011 | FCLGA4677 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y. 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 | + | - |
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
Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | no data | + |
SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y. 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 | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 40 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 6 March 2012 | 1 January 2023 |
Physical cores | 8 | 40 |
Threads | 16 | 80 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 300 Watt |
Xeon E5-2689 has 160.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8460Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2689 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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