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Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100

Microsoft · Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100

Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 processor reference with normalized architecture, compute, clocks, cache, memory, PCIe, power, and platform specifications.

Cores / threads: 128 / 128
Max boost: 3.40 GHz
Socket: custom Azure module
Default TDP: 230 W

Benchmark

Measured performance reference

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Cinebench R23 Multi

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130,000points

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Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	Microsoft
Launch date	2024-11-19
Market segment	server

Architecture

Architecture	Arm Neoverse N2 (Genesis)
CPU process	TSMC N5

Compute

Cores	128
Threads	128

Clocks

Base clock	3.40 GHz
Maximum boost clock	3.40 GHz

Cache

L3 cache	128 MB

Memory

Memory support	DDR5-4800 12-channel ECC

Power

Default TDP	230 W

Platform

Socket	custom Azure module

Sources

Specification provenance

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