Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon w7-2495X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y and Intel Xeon w7-2495X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Intel Xeon w7-2495X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 77
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 2 TB
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92289 vs 58012

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	79 vs 77
L3 cache	60 MB vs 45 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 2 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92289 vs 58012

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w7-2495X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3519 vs 3142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3519 vs 3142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon w7-2495X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3142

3519

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92289

58012

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	Intel Xeon w7-2495X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3142	3519
PassMark - CPU mark	92289	58012
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		17179

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	Intel Xeon w7-2495X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	15 Feb 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$2878	$2189
Place in performance rating	67	65
Processor Number	6442Y	w7-2495X
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.50 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	77
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	2 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	64
PCI Express revision	5	5.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
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 SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)