Xeon E5-2699R v4 vs Platinum 8124M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	367	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	6.79	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,560

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 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)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	36	44
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	QPI
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	30	22
L1 cache	1.125 MB	no data
L2 cache	18 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	55 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	456.12 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	7200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon E5-2699R v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	18	22
Threads	36	44
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	145 Watt

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