Xeon Gold 6443N vs E5-4655 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1010	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	4.82	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,616	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	30 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N. 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	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Xeon Gold 6443N.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	40	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 July 2023
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	195 Watt

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