Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ vs w9-3475X

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	62	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.23	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	12.89	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,739	$5,945

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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	36	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	72	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	82.5 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 February 2023	10 January 2023
Physical cores	36	32
Threads	72	64

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