Intel Xeon X5690 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8480

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Intel Xeon X5690 Intel Xeon Platinum 8480

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5690 with 6 cores 3.466GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 8480 with 56 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5690 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 350W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480 's Advantages

Released 11 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (105MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon X5690

598

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480 +149%

1494

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon X5690

4495

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480 +137%

10690

Intel Xeon X5690

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8480

General Parameters

Feb 2011

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

130 W

Power Consumption

350 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

79 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

4x477 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

3.466 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.733 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

56

12

Total Thread Count

112

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

105 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

3

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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