Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Xeon E 2486

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

Intel Xeon E-2486

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 with 32 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon E 2486 with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 18MB)

Xeon E 2486 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 250W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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Xeon E 2486

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Dec 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake-S

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon E (Raptor Lake)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

35.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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