Xeon Gold 6548Y vs i9-13950HX

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking175not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HXno data
Power efficiency47.15no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-HX (2023)no data
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$590no data

Detailed specifications

Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3264
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.5 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache36 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1964FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® 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++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size192 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processorsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.65 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2023 1 October 2023
Physical cores 24 32
Threads 32 64
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 250 Watt

i9-13950HX has 354.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6548Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-13950HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i9-13950HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6548Y is a server/workstation one.


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