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.

 

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 150 138
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)