Xeon Platinum 8593Q vs Platinum 8460Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,400

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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	40 (Tetraconta-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	80	128
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	60 °C
64 bit support	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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	no data	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. 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	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
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 8460Y and Xeon Platinum 8593Q.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	40	64
Threads	80	128
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	385 Watt

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