Xeon Gold 6526Y vs W-1370

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-1370
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
14.98
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
30.07
+101%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Xeon W-1370 by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking492152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation85.0856.29
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency17.0714.06
Architecture codenameRocket Lake-S (2021)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date6 May 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$362$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1370 has 51% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6526Y.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size276 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGX-Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P750N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200 @60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

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 W-1370 14.98
Xeon Gold 6526Y 30.07
+101%

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 W-1370 22926
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.98 30.07
Recency 6 May 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon W-1370 has 143.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 100.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1370 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-1370 and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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