Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 6526Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 72°C
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3009 vs 2509

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	99°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3009 vs 2509

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81760 vs 68411

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	60 MB vs 37.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81760 vs 68411

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3009

2509

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68411

81760

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark	3009	2509
PassMark - CPU mark	68411	81760

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$2128
Place in performance rating	152	180
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		6430
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum core temperature	99°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Unlocked
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)	195 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)