C-50 vs Xeon Platinum 8124M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	366	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD C-Series
Power efficiency	6.79	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	36	2
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Die size	no data	75 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket P	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 Single-channel
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6250

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and C-50.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	18	2
Threads	36	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	9 Watt

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