Xeon Platinum 8124 vs Platinum 8124M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	367	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	6.79	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	36	36
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	30
L1 cache	1.125 MB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Platinum 8124.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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