Xeon Platinum 8468V vs 7140N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Tulsa (2006)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	August 2006 (18 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,121

Detailed specifications

Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V 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	2 (Dual-core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	4	96
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	97.5 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	1328 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V 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	2
Socket	PPGA604	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, 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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 7140N and Xeon Platinum 8468V.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	48
Threads	4	96
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	330 Watt

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