Xeon Platinum 8362 vs i7-10870H

Place in the ranking	841	1121
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	19.07	2.05
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	17 September 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 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	FCBGA1440	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	265 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-10870H 9.07
+58.3%

Xeon Platinum 8362 5.73

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-10870H 14405
+58.2%

Xeon Platinum 8362 9107

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.07	5.73
Recency	17 September 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	265 Watt

i7-10870H has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 488.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8362, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-10870H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8362 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-10870H is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8362 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-10870H and Xeon Platinum 8362, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.