Xeon Platinum 8481C vs w9-3495X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	47	1209
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.64	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	15.71	2.02
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	15 February 2023 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,889	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Performance-cores	56	no data
Threads	112	112
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	105 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C 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	FCLGA4677	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Xeon Platinum 8481C.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	80

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	51.18	6.59
Recency	15 February 2023	10 January 2023

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