Intel Pentium 2129Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium 2129Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 2129Y or Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N has 52 cores with 104 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18)
4 Generation 4
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 1.10 GHz while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N has 52 CPU cores and 104 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N is at 1.80 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
2 Cores 52
2 Threads 104
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium 2129Y or Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 2129Y can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 307.2 GB/s.

Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
32 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 97.50 MB
2.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 80
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N has a TDP of 300 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 300 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2129Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 97.50 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 2129Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
22 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1023 Socket LGA 4677
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 5171 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
218 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
52C 104T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
413 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
52C 104T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
82 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
587 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
52C 104T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N
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