Xeon E7540 vs Platinum 8164

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	1277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	6.00
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (8 years ago)	1 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,114	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540 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	26 (Hexacosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	52	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.27 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	1.625 MB	no data
L2 cache	26 MB	no data
L3 cache	35.75 MB	18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	64 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540 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	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon E7540.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	1 January 2010
Physical cores	26	6
Threads	52	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

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