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 ranking	175	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Raptor Lake-HX	no data
Power efficiency	47.15	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-HX (2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$590	$3,726

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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	32	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	257 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	83 °C
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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCBGA1964	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	250 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 extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
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	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

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

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

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 types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5
Maximum memory size	192 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processors	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.65 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported

4

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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 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

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

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	32
Threads	32	64
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	250 Watt

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