Xeon Platinum 8460Y vs i7-960

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1863not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.54no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)no data
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y 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)40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads880
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)105 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °C76 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size24 GB4 TB
Max memory channels38
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 i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 October 2009 1 January 2023
Physical cores 4 40
Threads 8 80
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 300 Watt

i7-960 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8460Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-960 and Xeon Platinum 8460Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-960 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8460Y is a server/workstation one.


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