Xeon Gold 6448Y vs Gold 6126

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6126
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
12.41
Xeon Gold 6448Y
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 225 Watt
39.08
+215%

Gold 6448Y outperforms Gold 6126 by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon Gold 6448Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking60571
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.32no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,776no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6126 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads2464
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6126 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon Gold 6448Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon Gold 6448Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon Gold 6448Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon Gold 6448Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon Gold 6448Y.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4880

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 6126 12.41
Xeon Gold 6448Y 39.08
+215%

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 6126 19189
Xeon Gold 6448Y 60449
+215%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.41 39.08
Recency 25 April 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 12 32
Threads 24 64
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 225 Watt

Xeon Gold 6126 has 80% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6448Y, on the other hand, has a 214.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6448Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6126 in performance tests.


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