Xeon Platinum 8468V vs W-2170B

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	459	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	10.23	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	21 December 2017 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,121

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	28	96
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	97.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	484 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	2066	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon Platinum 8468V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 December 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	14	48
Threads	28	96
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	330 Watt

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