Xeon Platinum 8356H vs L5430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2087	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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	no data	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	no data	16
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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	no data	8
Socket	LGA771	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	no data	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Platinum 8356H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2008	6 April 2021
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	190 Watt

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