Xeon Platinum 8460H vs E7540
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1037 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 5.89 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $10,710 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H 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) | 40 (Tetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 80 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.27 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | 105 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 76 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H 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 | no data | 8 |
| Socket | FCLGA1567 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 330 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H. 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 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 40 |
| Threads | 12 | 80 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 330 Watt |
Xeon E7540 has 214.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8460H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 566.7% more physical cores and 566.7% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7540 and Xeon Platinum 8460H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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