Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	249	97
Place by popularity	12	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.32	51.89
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	16.93	15.27
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$2,065

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6442Y has 35% better value for money than Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	162 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	96 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	71 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	6,570 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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	AM5	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	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

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Xeon Gold 6442Y.

PCIe version	5.0	5
PCI Express lanes	24	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.58	36.50
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt

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