Xeon w5-2445 vs Gold 6438M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.75
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data10.93
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,273$839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads6420
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB26.25 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)85 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Xeon w5-2445. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TB2 TB
Max memory channels84
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 6438M and Xeon w5-2445.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes8064

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 15 February 2023
Physical cores 32 10
Threads 64 20
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 175 Watt

Xeon Gold 6438M has 220% more physical cores and 220% more threads.

Xeon w5-2445, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 17.1% lower power consumption.

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