Xeon Gold 5412U vs Gold 6442Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6442Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 225 Watt
36.50
+10.3%
Xeon Gold 5412U
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
33.09

Xeon Gold 6442Y outperforms Xeon Gold 5412U by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking97121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.8992.56
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency15.3516.93
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,065$1,113

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5412U has 78% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6442Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4848
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB45 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6442Y and Xeon Gold 5412U.

PCIe version55
PCI Express lanes8080

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 6442Y 36.50
+10.3%
Xeon Gold 5412U 33.09

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.

Xeon Gold 6442Y 57986
+10.3%
Xeon Gold 5412U 52557

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.50 33.09
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Gold 6442Y has a 10.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Gold 5412U, on the other hand, has 21.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6442Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5412U in performance tests.


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