Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Xeon Platinum 8468

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.85
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data22.88
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Storm Peak (2023)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,214$4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads96128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size4x 477 mm28x 71 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8048

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 19 October 2023
Physical cores 48 64
Threads 96 128

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has an age advantage of 9 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8468 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8468 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is a desktop one.


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