Xeon Platinum 8480+: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon Platinum 8480+ sales 10 January 2023 at a recommended price of $10,710. This is a Sapphire Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 56 cores and 112 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 4677 processor with a TDP of 350 Watt and a maximum temperature of 79 °C. It supports DDR5-4800 memory.
Primary details
Xeon Platinum 8480+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in the ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Server | |
Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | |
Release date | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $10,710 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) | |
Threads | 112 | |
Base clock speed | 2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 80K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
L3 cache | 105 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
Chip lithography | 10 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
Die size | 4x 477 mm2 | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8480+ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | 2 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
Socket | 4677 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8480+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | |
AVX | + | |
vPro | + | |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
TSX | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
VT-d | + | |
VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8480+'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
PCIe version | 5.0 | |
PCI Express lanes | 80 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Platinum 8480+. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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