Xeon Platinum 8468 vs X3470

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1891	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	2.05	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,214

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468 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	4 (Quad-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	8	96
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	105 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468 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	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Xeon Platinum 8468.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2009	10 January 2023
Physical cores	4	48
Threads	8	96
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

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