Xeon Platinum 8480+ vs EPYC 9754

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.03no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.63no data
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,900$10,710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+ 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 cores12856 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads256112
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)105 MB
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Die size8x 73 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors71,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+ 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 configuration22
SocketSP54677
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8480+.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 June 2023 10 January 2023
Physical cores 128 56
Threads 256 112
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 350 Watt

EPYC 9754 has an age advantage of 5 months, 128.6% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8480+, on the other hand, has 2.9% lower power consumption.

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