Xeon Gold 5403N vs VIA Centaur CHA

Primary details

Comparing VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	CHA	no data
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	195 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N 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	2	no data
Socket	VIA Socket 2084	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by VIA Centaur CHA and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	44	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	12
Threads	8	24
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	115 Watt

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