Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs EPYC 9454P

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.57no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency19.69no data
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,598$3,141

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads9664
Base clock speed2.75 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.75 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier27.5no data
L1 cache3 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache48 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm10 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 configuration12
SocketSP54677
Power consumption (TDP)290 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 48 32
Threads 96 64
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 290 Watt 205 Watt

EPYC 9454P has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 6438Y+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 41.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9454P and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. We've got no test results to judge.


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