Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N: comparison

Comparison of Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V and Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V has a higher base clock (2.4 GHz vs 1.7 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz).

At the same time, Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N has more cores (52 vs 48), more threads (104 vs 96) and a lower TDP (300 W vs 330 W).

Both processors match on: maximum memory size (4 TB), memory channels (8), PCIe version (5).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Xeon Platinum 8468VIntel Xeon Platinum 8470N
Cores / threads 48 / 96 52 / 104
Max boost clock 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
TDP 330 W 300 W
Process Intel 7 Intel 7

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N
General
Model 8468V 8470N
Codename Sapphire Rapids Sapphire Rapids
Segment Server Server
Product line 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Process Intel 7 Intel 7
Launch date Q1 2023 Q1 2023
Status Launched Launched
Embedded options available — Yes
Use conditions Server/Enterprise Server/Enterprise
CPU
Cores 48 52
Threads 96 104
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes Yes
Base clock 2.4 GHz 1.7 GHz
Max boost clock 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cache (level unspecified) 97.5 MB 97.5 MB
TDP 330 W 300 W
Turbo Boost Yes (2) Yes (2)
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions AMX, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512 AMX, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512
UPI links 3 3
UPI speed 16 GT/s 16 GT/s
High priority cores 16 16
High priority core frequency 2.5 GHz 1.8 GHz
Low priority cores 32 36
Low priority core frequency 2.1 GHz 1.3 GHz
Memory
Max memory size 4 TB 4 TB
Memory types DDR5 DDR5
Memory channels 8 8
ECC memory supported Yes Yes
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 5 5
PCI Express lanes 80 80
Scalability 2S 2S
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA4677 FCLGA4677
Package size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 77.5mm x 56.5mm
TCASE 77 °C 76 °C
Package carrier E1A E1A
DTS max 97 °C 92 °C
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
AES-NI Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology Yes Yes
Intel OS Guard Yes Yes
Intel Boot Guard Yes Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions Yes Yes
Max enclave page cache size (SGX) 128 GB 128 GB
Mode-based Execute Control Yes Yes
Control-Flow Enforcement Technology Yes Yes
Total Memory Encryption Yes Yes
Platform Firmware Resilience Yes Yes
Crypto Acceleration Yes Yes
QuickAssist Software Acceleration Yes Yes
Technologies
Transactional Synchronization Extensions Yes Yes
Deep Learning Boost Yes Yes
Speed Shift Technology Yes Yes
Resource Director Technology Yes Yes
AVX-512 FMA units 2 2
Data Streaming Accelerator 1 default devices 4 default devices
QuickAssist Technology 1 default devices 4 default devices
Dynamic Load Balancer 1 default devices 4 default devices
In-memory Analytics Accelerator 1 default devices —
Advanced Matrix Extensions Yes Yes
On Demand feature activation Yes Yes

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