Xeon Gold 6448H vs Silver 4214R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	673	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Power efficiency	10.88	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$705	$3,658

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	24	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H 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	no data	4
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon Gold 6448H.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2020	10 January 2023
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt

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