Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
  • 12 more threads: 48 vs 36
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3190 vs 2188
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92983 vs 49612
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs July 2017
Number of cores 24 vs 18
Number of threads 48 vs 36
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 60 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3190 vs 2188
PassMark - CPU mark 92983 vs 49612

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 79
  • 393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Maximum core temperature 82°C vs 79
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3190
2188
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
92983
49612
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark 3190 2188
PassMark - CPU mark 92983 49612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 36691

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Essentials

Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids Skylake
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $2878
Place in performance rating 47 36
Processor Number 6442Y 6154
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $3,809
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.14

Performance

Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 60 MB 25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79 82°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 24 18
Number of threads 48 36
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
Transistor count 8000 million

Memory

Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory size 4 TB 768 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC, DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4677 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt 200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 80 48
PCI Express revision 5 3.0
Scalability 2S S4S

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
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)