Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6144 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3279 vs 2461
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94596 vs 30209

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279 vs 2461
PassMark - CPU mark	94596 vs 30209

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6144

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3279

2461

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94596

30209

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	Intel Xeon Gold 6144
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279	2461
PassMark - CPU mark	94596	30209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4818
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30845

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	Intel Xeon Gold 6144
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141
Place in performance rating	40	54
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6144
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)