EPYC 9255 vs Xeon Platinum 8460Y+

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Turin (2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,558$2,495

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255 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 cores40 (Tetraconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads8048
Base clock speed2 GHz3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die size4x 477 mm24x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,260 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255 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 configuration22
Socket4677SP5
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255 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 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255 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 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ and EPYC 9255.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes80128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 10 October 2024
Physical cores 40 24
Threads 80 48
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

EPYC 9255, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

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