i7-2669M vs Xeon Platinum 8268

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	245	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.49	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	10.03	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	11 December 2018 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,302	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	4
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	29	22
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M 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 8268 and Core i7-2669M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	1 TB	16 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Core i7-2669M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	35 Watt

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