Xeon Gold 6458Q vs A9-9400 SoC

Primary details

Comparing A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,416

Detailed specifications

A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	125 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	66 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q 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	1	2
Socket	FT4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R5 3CU

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9400 SoC and Xeon Gold 6458Q.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	8	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 May 2016	10 January 2023
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	350 Watt

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