Xeon Gold 6530 vs Platinum 8470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8470
2023
52 cores / 104 threads, 350 Watt
56.56
+37.1%
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26

Xeon Platinum 8470 outperforms Xeon Gold 6530 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2259
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.9256.60
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency15.2914.46
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,359$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 856% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8470.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores5232 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads10464
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB160 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 477 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530 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
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530. 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-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
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 8470 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8080

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8470 56.56
+37.1%
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8470 89850
+37.1%
Xeon Gold 6530 65533

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 56.56 41.26
Recency 10 January 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 52 32
Threads 104 64
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 270 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8470 has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 62.5% more physical cores and 62.5% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 29.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6530 in performance tests.


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