Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
28 more threads: 64 vs 36
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3279 vs 2188
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94596 vs 49623

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs July 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 18
Number of threads	64 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279 vs 2188
PassMark - CPU mark	94596 vs 49623

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

294912x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
432537.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared) vs 60MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3279

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94596

49623

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	94596	49623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141
Place in performance rating	41	36
Architecture codename		Skylake
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	32	18
Number of threads	64	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	4
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	200 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)