Xeon Gold 6448Y vs i9-13900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	121	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.30	26.53
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	46.87	16.01
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$524	$3,583

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-13900F has 116% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6448Y.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	32	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	192 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 6448Y.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	33.48	39.58
Physical cores	24	32
Threads	32	64
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

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