Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ and Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3273 vs 3085

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3273 vs 3085

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 111884 vs 93306

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	60 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	111884 vs 93306

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3273

3085

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

93306

111884

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3273	3085
PassMark - CPU mark	93306	111884

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141	$5945
Place in performance rating	25	17
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		8462Y+
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	300 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)