Xeon Gold 6403N vs 2.0

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Prestonia (2002)	no data
Release date	February 2002 (22 years ago)	1 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$3189	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N 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	1 (Single-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	1	48
Base clock speed	no data	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	217 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	55 million	no data
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N 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	2	no data
Socket	604	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	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

Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N 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 Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 2.0 and Xeon Gold 6403N.

PCIe version	no data	4
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	24
Threads	1	48
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	185 Watt

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