Xeon Gold 6548Y vs Gold 6444Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	no data
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	32	64
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6444Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2023	1 October 2023
Physical cores	16	32
Threads	32	64
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	250 Watt

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