Xeon Silver 4510 vs Platinum 8124M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	327	217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.76	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	no data	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$540	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	36	24
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	no data
L2 cache	18 MB	no data
L3 cache	24.75 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510 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)	no data
Socket	Socket P	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

Silver 4510 outperforms Platinum 8124M by 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.67	22.06
Physical cores	18	12
Threads	36	24
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	150 Watt

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