Xeon 6731E vs Platinum 9221

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,121

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)96
Threads6496
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E 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 configuration81
SocketIntel BGA59034710
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels12no data
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Xeon 6731E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data88

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 3 June 2024
Physical cores 32 96
Threads 64 96
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon 6731E has an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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