Xeon Gold 6438Y vs Ryzen 7 7730U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7730U and Xeon Gold 6438Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	599	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Architecture codename	Barcelo-U Refresh	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	no data	$3297

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7730U 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	180 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7730U 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FP6	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Xeon Gold 6438Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7730U and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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 Ryzen 7 7730U and Xeon Gold 6438Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Xeon Gold 6438Y. 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	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Xeon Gold 6438Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	205 Watt

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