Xeon 6780E vs Gold 6442Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6442Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 225 Watt
33.32
Xeon 6780E
2024
144 cores / 144 threads, 330 Watt
49.37
+48.2%

Xeon 6780E outperforms Xeon Gold 6442Y by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12944
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.401.27
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.256.32
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (2 years ago)3 June 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,065$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6442Y has 1270% better value for money than Xeon 6780E.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)144
Threads48144
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)4 MB (per module)
L3 cache60 MB108 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 3 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPS+
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes8088

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon Gold 6442Y 33.32
Xeon 6780E 49.37
+48.2%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6442Y 58534
Samples: 21
Xeon 6780E 86734
+48.2%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.32 49.37
Recency 10 January 2023 3 June 2024
Physical cores 24 144
Threads 48 144
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 330 Watt

Xeon Gold 6442Y has 46.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6780E, on the other hand, has a 48.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Intel Xeon 6780E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y in performance tests.

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