Xeon Gold 6534 vs w5-3435X

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking154not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation53.57no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.15no data
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date15 February 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$2,816

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 477 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534 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
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, 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 Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGX-Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes11280

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 February 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon w5-3435X has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6534, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 38.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon w5-3435X and Xeon Gold 6534. We've got no test results to judge.


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