Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ vs E-2486

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ 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	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$506	$6,497

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	12	96
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	163 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ 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	FCLGA1700	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2486 and Xeon Platinum 8568Y+.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	48
Threads	12	96
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	350 Watt

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