Xeon Platinum 8468H vs Platinum 8470Q

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,410$13,923

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H 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 cores5248 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads10496
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB105 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 477 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)57 °C77 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H 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 configuration28
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8470Q and Xeon Platinum 8468H.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8080

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 52 48
Threads 104 96
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 330 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8470Q has 8.3% more physical cores and 8.3% more threads.

Xeon Platinum 8468H, on the other hand, has 6.1% lower power consumption.

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