Xeon Platinum 9221 vs i5-760

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2068	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	1.65	no data
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	18 July 2010 (14 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$230	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	296 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	774 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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	8
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	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

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Xeon Platinum 9221.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 July 2010	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

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