Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ and Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 81 vs 79°C
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3057 vs 2942

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	81 vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3057 vs 2942

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 32
48 more threads: 112 vs 64
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 125165 vs 111237

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	56 vs 32
Number of threads	112 vs 64
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB (shared) vs 60 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	125165 vs 111237

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3057

2942

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

111237

125165

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3057	2942
PassMark - CPU mark	111237	125165

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$5945	$10710
Place in performance rating	25	18
Processor Number	8462Y+	8480+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	105 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	81	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	32	56
Number of threads	64	112
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	350 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	80
PCI Express revision	5	5.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)