Xeon w7-2595X vs Platinum 8176

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	487	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.28	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	8.37	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,719	$2,039

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads	56	52
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	48.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X 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	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
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

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon w7-2595X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	24 August 2024
Physical cores	28	26
Threads	56	52
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	250 Watt

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