Xeon Platinum 8260L vs i9-10940X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	353	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	10.08	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,599

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	28	48
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	256 GB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon Platinum 8260L.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2019	2 April 2019
Physical cores	14	24
Threads	28	48

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