Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N 52c/104t 1.9GHz-3.7GHz 350W (PK8071305075201)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N High-Core-Count Processor for Advanced Enterprise and Cloud Platforms

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N belongs to the upper tier of the Sapphire Rapids lineup and is engineered for large-scale computational environments where memory bandwidth, I/O density and multi-core throughput define overall system performance. With 52 cores and 104 threads, it is positioned as a high-capacity CPU for demanding multi-socket platforms powering cloud infrastructure, orchestrated microservice fleets, large virtualization clusters and high-performance data processing pipelines.

Despite the high core count, the processor maintains a balanced frequency profile with a 1.9 GHz base clock and boost speeds up to 3.7 GHz, giving it versatility across workloads that require both multi-threaded scalability and periodic bursts of single-threaded performance. Workloads such as distributed financial modeling, real-time risk analysis, video transcoding farms, genomic data handling or high-density container clusters benefit from this equilibrium between throughput and per-core responsiveness.

One of the defining strengths of the 8470N is the combination of large cache resources and Intel’s updated mesh interconnect. The 2 MB L2 cache per core and a shared L3 pool optimize data locality under parallel workloads, while the improved mesh fabric reduces hop latency and enables more consistent memory access times—particularly important for memory-bound tasks and multi-threaded analytics engines. When paired with 8-channel DDR5 memory at up to 4400 MT/s, the CPU provides exceptional aggregate bandwidth, enabling efficient operation of multi-terabyte in-memory datasets and memory-intensive virtualization stacks.

In terms of connectivity, the 8470N supports 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes per socket, a significant advantage for servers that integrate high-performance NVMe storage arrays, GPU accelerators or next-generation networking hardware. This bandwidth headroom ensures that I/O expansion does not become a bottleneck even in high-density configurations, making the processor suitable for HPC storage nodes, AI inference clusters and data lake processing engines.

As a Platinum-tier Sapphire Rapids model, the 8470N includes Intel’s full accelerator suite: Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA), In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA), QuickAssist Technology (QAT) and Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX). These hardware engines reduce CPU overhead for compression, encryption, analytics and matrix-heavy AI workloads. In practical enterprise deployments, these accelerators can free significant compute capacity, allowing operators to consolidate infrastructure or improve workload density.

The 350 W TDP places the 8470N in the high-performance efficiency envelope. Thanks to Intel’s thermal tuning and advanced power management, the processor demonstrates stable frequency behavior even under continuous full-load operation—an essential requirement for HPC and 24/7 cloud workloads. Support for Intel Speed Select Technology adds flexibility, enabling operators to tailor frequency and core configurations to the specific requirements of their software stacks.

Within the Sapphire Rapids hierarchy, the Xeon Platinum 8470N is a strategic choice for operators that need a balance of high core density, strong memory bandwidth and advanced hardware accelerators without stepping into the extreme-core-count territory of specialized compute SKUs. It is especially suitable for distributed compute clusters, container orchestrators, large-scale enterprise databases, AI-ready hybrid environments and multi-socket analytics platforms where sustained throughput and system balance are critical.