Xeon Platinum 8270 vs FX-9830P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8270 outperforms FX-9830P by a whopping 799% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1870 | 311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.82 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 5.68 | 8.72 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,405 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270 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) | 26 (Hexacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 52 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 1.625 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 26 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 35.75 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270 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 | FP4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.14 | 19.24 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 26 |
| Threads | 4 | 52 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
FX-9830P has 485.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8270, on the other hand, has a 799.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 550% more physical cores and 1200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Platinum 8270 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9830P in performance tests.
Be aware that FX-9830P is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8270 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9830P and Xeon Platinum 8270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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