Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y and Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 6442Y

Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 90879 vs 82949

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L3 cache	60 MB vs 45 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	90879 vs 82949

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 81 vs 79
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3106 vs 3004

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	81 vs 79
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3106 vs 3004

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3004

3106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

90879

82949

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	3004	3106
PassMark - CPU mark	90879	82949

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$2878	$1493
Place in performance rating	45	58
Processor Number	6442Y	5418Y
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	45 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	81
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	185 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	80
PCI Express revision	5	5
Scalability	2S	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 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	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)