EPYC 9655P vs Xeon Platinum 8480

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8480 and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.62
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data23.54
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Turin (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8480 and EPYC 9655P 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 cores56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)96
Threads112192
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache105 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size4x 477 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data99,780 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8480 and EPYC 9655P 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
SocketFCLGA4677SP5
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8480 and EPYC 9655P. 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 8480 and EPYC 9655P 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 8480 and EPYC 9655P 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 8480 and EPYC 9655P. 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 8480 and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes80128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 56 96
Threads 112 192
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8480 has 14.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has 71.4% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads.

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