Xeon X5355 vs Gold 6448Y
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6448Y outperforms Xeon X5355 by a whopping 2878% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 135 | 2606 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.16 | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 6.48 | 0.41 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Clovertown (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (3 years ago) | 14 November 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,583 | $1,172 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6448Y has 45700% better value for money than Xeon X5355.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 0.67 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 4 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 60 MB | 8 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 143 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 582 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | LGA771,PLGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6448Y and Xeon X5355.
| PCIe version | 5 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.54 | 1.16 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 14 November 2006 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 4 |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 120 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6448Y has a 2878% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
Xeon X5355, on the other hand, has 88% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X5355 in performance tests.
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