Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Ryzen 9 PRO 7945

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
30.11
Xeon Gold 6442Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 225 Watt
36.50
+21.2%

Xeon Gold 6442Y outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data52.01
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency43.8415.35
Architecture codenameRaphael (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,065

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 71 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °C79 °C
Number of transistors13,140 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 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 configuration12
SocketAM5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphicsno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes2480

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 30.11
Xeon Gold 6442Y 36.50
+21.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 47830
Xeon Gold 6442Y 57986
+21.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 2905
+45.5%
Xeon Gold 6442Y 1996

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 16049
Xeon Gold 6442Y 17199
+7.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.11 36.50
Recency 13 June 2023 10 January 2023
Physical cores 12 24
Threads 24 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 225 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 has an age advantage of 5 months, and 246.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6442Y, on the other hand, has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6442Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Xeon Gold 6442Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
Xeon Gold 6442Y

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.6 22 votes

Rate Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.7 6 votes

Rate Xeon Gold 6442Y on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 or Xeon Gold 6442Y, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.