Xeon Max 9480 vs E5-4650 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	999	23
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.94	14.88
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,980

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480 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	10 (Deca-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	20	112
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB Intel® Smart Cache	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480 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	4	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4650 v2 and Xeon Max 9480.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.23	57.12
Recency	1 January 2014	10 January 2023
Physical cores	10	56
Threads	20	112
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

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