Xeon Gold 6530 vs Max 9480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	24	61
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	56.73
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	14.88	14.46
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12,980	$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 141725% better value for money than Xeon Max 9480.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	112	64
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	112.5 MB	160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530 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	4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
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 Max 9480 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	55.03	41.26
Recency	10 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	56	32
Threads	112	64
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	270 Watt

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