Intel Xeon Max 9462: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Max 9462 provides good benchmark performance at 25.83% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX.
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Summary
Intel started Xeon Max 9462 sales 10 January 2023 at a recommended price of $7,995. This is a Sapphire Rapids HBM architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 32 cores and 64 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3500 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 4677 processor with a TDP of 350 Watt and a maximum temperature of 77 °C. It supports DDR5-4800 memory.
Primary details
Xeon Max 9462 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 285 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.34 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Power efficiency | 3.03 | of 100.00 (Apple M4 (8 cores)) |
| Designer | Intel | |
| Manufacturer | Intel | |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023) | |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (3 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,995 | of 19,000 (Xeon 6788P) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
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Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | |
| Threads | 64 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | of 96 KB (Xeon 6990E+) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 75 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | of 1.8 nm (Core Ultra 7 366H) |
| Die size | 4x 477 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 77 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Max 9462 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | 4677 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | of 500 Watt (EPYC 9755) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9462. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| TSX | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9462's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | of 144 (Threadripper PRO 7955WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Max 9462. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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