Xeon Gold 6434 vs Gold 6430

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated440
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.19
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data7.59
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,138$2,607

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads6416
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 477 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6430 and Xeon Gold 6434.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes8080

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 32 8
Threads 64 16
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon Gold 6430 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6434, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.

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