Xeon Gold 6348 vs D-1571

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	102
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.51
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,222	no data
Current price	no data	$2292

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	32	56
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	3,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348 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	FCBGA1667	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1571 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	64
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2016	6 April 2021
Physical cores	16	28
Threads	32	56
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	235 Watt

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