Xeon Platinum 8380H vs i7-950

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1911not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.48no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$290no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H 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 configuration18
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size24 GB1.12 TB
Max memory channels36
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2009 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 250 Watt

i7-950 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8380H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-950 and Xeon Platinum 8380H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-950 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8380H is a server/workstation one.


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