Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ vs Silver 4123

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	773	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Emerald Rapids
Release date	1 January 2018 (6 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ 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	8 (Octa-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	16	96
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ 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	FCLGA3647	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

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 Silver 4123 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	48
Threads	16	96
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	350 Watt

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