Xeon 6740E vs Gold 6448Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6448Y
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 225 Watt
38.06
Xeon 6740E
2024
96 cores / 96 threads, 250 Watt
47.95
+26%

Xeon 6740E outperforms Xeon Gold 6448Y by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7837
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.8618.92
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.0018.14
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,583$5,265

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6448Y has 42% better value for money than Xeon 6740E.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E 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)96
Threads6496
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache60 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C84 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E 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
SocketFCLGA46774710
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E. 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-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon 6740E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
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 6448Y and Xeon 6740E.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes8088

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 6448Y 38.06
Xeon 6740E 47.95
+26%

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 6448Y 60449
Xeon 6740E 76167
+26%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.06 47.95
Recency 10 January 2023 3 June 2024
Physical cores 32 96
Threads 64 96
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 6448Y has 11.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6740E, on the other hand, has a 26% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon 6740E is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6448Y in performance tests.


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