Xeon Silver 4510T vs Platinum 8124M
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4510T outperforms Xeon Platinum 8124M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 439 | 333 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 75.21 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.26 | 15.38 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | no data | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $624 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510T 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 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.125 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 18 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510T 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) | 2 |
| Socket | Socket P | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510T. 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510T 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 4510T 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 4510T. 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 | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon Silver 4510T.
| 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.82 | 18.62 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 12 |
| Threads | 36 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 115 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8124M has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Xeon Silver 4510T, on the other hand, has a 17.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 108.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4510T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8124M in performance tests.
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