Xeon 6740E vs Platinum 8276

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated37
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.92
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data18.15
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719$5,265

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)96
Threads5696
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E 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)2
SocketFCLGA36474710
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8276 and Xeon 6740E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4888

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2018 3 June 2024
Physical cores 28 96
Threads 56 96
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8276 has 51.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6740E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 242.9% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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