Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs Platinum 8452Y

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
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)$3,995$3,141

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 cores3632 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads7264
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache67.5 MB60 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die size4x 477 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)75 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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
SocketFCLGA46774677
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8452Y and Xeon Gold 6438Y+.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8080

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 36 32
Threads 72 64
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8452Y has 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6438Y+, on the other hand, has 46.3% lower power consumption.

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