Intel Xeon Gold 6454S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6454S and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6454S

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6454S

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 85725 vs 82407

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	85725 vs 82407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 2355

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2497 vs 2355

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6454S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2355

2497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

85725

82407

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6454S	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355	2497
PassMark - CPU mark	85725	82407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6454S	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$3157	$2128
Place in performance rating	140	129
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6430
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4400
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		4400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	270 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		5.0
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)