Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Gold 5412U

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5412U
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
33.09
+14.2%
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97

Xeon Gold 5412U outperforms Xeon Gold 6526Y by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking120154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation92.7156.15
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.9314.06
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,113$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5412U has 65% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6526Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)81 °C82 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5412U and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes8080

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Gold 5412U 33.09
+14.2%
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 5412U 52557
+14.2%
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.09 28.97
Recency 10 January 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon Gold 5412U has a 14.2% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 5.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

The Xeon Gold 5412U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6526Y in performance tests.


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