Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3267 vs 3000
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3267 vs 3000

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
  • 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 270 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81141 vs 71870
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 16
Number of threads 48 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 45 MB (shared) vs 45MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 81141 vs 71870

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3267
3000
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
71870
81141
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 3267 3000
PassMark - CPU mark 71870 81141

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1517 $1493
Place in performance rating 89 88
Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number 5418Y
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.00 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 45MB 45 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 16 24
Number of threads 32 48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 81

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 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) 270 Watt 185 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)