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Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V vs Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y: Comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V and Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y separate most on l3 cache: Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V at 300, Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y at 22.5, 93% in favour of Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V. They match on 20 other specifications, including product line, form factor and codename. In SPECrate® 2017 Integer (base), 1-chip the Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V scores 485 against 87.2 for the Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y, a lead of 82%.

Specs

Specification
Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V
Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
Product LineXeonXeon
Form FactorServer & EnthusiastServer & Enthusiast
Model NumberPlatinum 8581VSilver 4509Y
CodenameEmerald RapidsEmerald Rapids
Release Year20232023
TDP270 W125 W
iGPUNoneNone
Market SegmentServerServer
SocketLGA4677LGA4677
Socket StatusCurrentCurrent
Process Node1010
Performance Cores608
Efficiency Cores00
SMT EnabledYesYes
P-Core Base Clock2.02.6
P-Core Boost Clock3.93.6
L3 Cache30022.5-92%
Base Power270125
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Max Memory Speed48004400
Memory Channels88
Max Memory Capacity40964096
ECC SupportYesYes
Integrated GraphicsNoNo
Copilot Plus CertifiedNoNo
PCIe GenerationPCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0
PCIe Lanes8080
Cores608
Threads12016
ArchitectureEmerald RapidsEmerald Rapids

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

SPECrate® 2017 Integer (base), 1-chip

Best published 1-chip result on spec.org, retrieved 23 Sept 2026.

SPECrate 2017 Integer runs ten integer workloads, including a compiler, file compression, a chess engine and route planning, with one copy per hardware thread. The score is throughput against a fixed reference machine, so it reflects multi-core server and workstation work rather than gaming. Each figure is the best result a hardware vendor published on spec.org for a one-chip system, so the server, memory and compiler behind each chip differ.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V485Best
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y87.2-82%

SPECrate® 2017 Floating Point (base), 1-chip

Best published 1-chip result on spec.org, retrieved 23 Sept 2026.

SPECrate 2017 Floating Point runs thirteen scientific and engineering workloads, including weather and climate models, fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics and ray tracing, with one copy per hardware thread. It rewards core count, vector units and memory bandwidth, which is why server chips with many memory channels lead it. Each figure is the best result a hardware vendor published on spec.org for a one-chip system, so the server, memory and compiler behind each chip differ.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V559Best
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y135-76%

SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPECspeed® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Copied by permission of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). Results retrieved from www.spec.org on 23 Sept 2026.

Verdict

Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V

8.6 / 10 Expert Rating

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V is a top-tier data center chip, built for the heaviest multi-socket server and AI infrastructure workloads.

Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y

7.7 / 10 Expert Rating

The Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y is a solid mainstream data center chip, well matched to general virtualization and server duty.

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