Intel Xeon Max 9480 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Max 9480 and Intel Xeon Gold 6418H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Max 9480

  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 24
  • 64 more threads: 112 vs 48
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2446677.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1966080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2926 vs 2901
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 87420 vs 84526
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 56 vs 24
Number of threads 112 vs 48
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 112.5 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2926 vs 2901
PassMark - CPU mark 87420 vs 84526

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 350 Watt
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Max 9480
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2926
2901
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
87420
84526
Name Intel Xeon Max 9480 Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
PassMark - Single thread mark 2926 2901
PassMark - CPU mark 87420 84526

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Max 9480 Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $12980 $2065
Place in performance rating 78 88

Performance

Base frequency 1900 MHz 2.1 GHz
Die size 4x 477 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 112.5 MB 60MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 64°C 81°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 56 24
Number of threads 112 48
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Sockets supported 4677 4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 185 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)