Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ vs Gold 6132

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	532	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.44	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,111	$5,558

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6132 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	28	80
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	105 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6132 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6132 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 Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y+.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	14	40
Threads	28	80
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	300 Watt

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