Xeon Platinum 9282 vs i7-870

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1928	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	1.97	no data
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$305	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	8	112
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.5 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	56 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	77 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 i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
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
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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 i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282. 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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-870 and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2009	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	56
Threads	8	112
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	400 Watt

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