Xeon w9-3475X vs Platinum 8124

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated60
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.39
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data12.99
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateno data15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,739

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)36
Threads3672
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.125 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB82.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketSocket PFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48112

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 18 36
Threads 36 72
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 300 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124 has 25% lower power consumption.

Xeon w9-3475X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8124 and Xeon w9-3475X. We've got no test results to judge.


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