Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ vs Platinum 8164

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,114	no data
Current price	$492 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Detailed Specifications

Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	52	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.625 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	26 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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	FCLGA3647	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
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	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8164 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	26	32
Threads	52	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt

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