Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Xeon Platinum 8481C

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

Intel Xeon Platinum 8481C

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 with 32 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon Platinum 8481C 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 Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (250W vs 350W)

Xeon Platinum 8481C 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (105MB vs 71.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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Xeon Platinum 8481C

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

4x477 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

32

Total Core Count

56

64

Total Thread Count

112

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

105 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

4

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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