Xeon Gold 6448H vs X5670

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and Xeon Gold 6448H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1455	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	3.83	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$67	$3,658

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	6400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 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	2	4
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Xeon Gold 6448H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 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 X5670 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 X5670 and Xeon Gold 6448H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	288 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Xeon Gold 6448H.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	10 January 2023
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	250 Watt

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