Xeon Gold 6414U vs Gold 6434

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	429	96
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	44.58
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.59	13.63
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,607	$2,296

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6414U has 215% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6434.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	76 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6434 and Xeon Gold 6414U.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.23	37.38
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	250 Watt

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