Intel® Xeon™ Max 9480

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 is a server processor with 56 cores and 112 threads, built on the Sapphire Rapids architecture. It launched in Jan 2023. Clocks run from 1.9 GHz base to 3.5 GHz boost. A 112.5-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.0 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 4 GB across 8 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA4677 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (80 lanes). Rated TDP is 350 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions), AMX, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 scores 2,654 in single-core performance and 82,311 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 14,780 for overall performance, 57,218 for productivity performance, 50,048 for creator performance, 115,235 for engineering performance and 28,540 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,470 per core, 735 per thread and 235 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 790. Its performance index is 183, so its overall performance is 83% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon Max 9480 scores 381,142 in integer math, 282,232 in floating-point math, 1,435,657 in compression, 80,024 in cryptography, 11,080 in physics simulation, 106,876 in vector SIMD, 567 in the prime sieve and 180,018 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 547% above in integer math, 515% above in floating-point math, 530% above in compression, 597% above in cryptography, 917% above in physics simulation, 589% above in vector SIMD, 746% above in the prime sieve and 695% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 has 56 physical cores and runs 112 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 1.90 GHz and boosts up to 3.50 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Max family, uses the Sapphire Rapids architecture and carries the codename Sapphire Rapids HBM. It launched in Jan 2023.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 has 112.5 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 112.5 MB of cache, or 2.01 MB per core. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 4 GB of memory and uses 8 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 uses the FCLGA4677 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 80 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 has a rated TDP of 350 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $12,980.

The Intel Xeon Max 9480 is also identified by the model number 9480.

Feex has recorded 51% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Max 9480. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L1 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA4677 socket as the Intel Xeon Max 9480 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon w9-3575X, Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+, Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+, Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V and Intel Xeon Platinum 8470.