Xeon L5639 vs Platinum 8454H

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	114	1958
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.82	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	14.04	4.49
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)	14 February 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,540	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8454H and Xeon L5639 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	64	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.133 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.67 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	32 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	239 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8454H and Xeon L5639 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	1366
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8454H and Xeon L5639. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, 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	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8454H and Xeon L5639 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8454H and Xeon L5639 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8454H and Xeon L5639. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	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 8454H and Xeon L5639.

PCIe version	5.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	80	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	35.34	2.51
Recency	10 January 2023	14 February 2011
Physical cores	32	6
Threads	64	12
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	60 Watt

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