Xeon Gold 6448H vs Gold 6442Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	97	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	51.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	15.34	no data
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)	$2,065	$3,658

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	48	64
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H 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	4
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H. 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 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H 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 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H. 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 6442Y and Xeon Gold 6448H.

PCIe version	5	5
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	32
Threads	48	64
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt

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