Xeon Gold 6548N vs D-2796TE

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	399	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.99	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.29	no data
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	24 February 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,101	$3,875

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	40	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N 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	FCBGA2579	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	118 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2796TE and Xeon Gold 6548N.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	3.0	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2022	14 December 2023
Physical cores	20	32
Threads	40	64
Power consumption (TDP)	118 Watt	250 Watt

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