Intel Xeon 678X
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Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

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CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon 678X and Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • More Total Cores: 48 (48 vs 24)
  • Higher Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 4.9 GHz (4.9 GHz vs 4 GHz)
  • Larger L3 Cache: 192 MB shared (192 MB shared vs 60MB)
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 10 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: February 2026 (February 2026 vs January 2023)

Basic

Intel
Label Name
Intel
February 2026
Launch Date
January 2023
Server
Platform
Server
Xeon 678X
Model Name
Xeon Gold 6442Y
Granite Rapids
Code Name
Sapphire Rapids
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Generation
Xeon Gold (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

CPU Specifications

48
Total Cores
Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
24
96
Total Threads
48
48
Performance-cores
-
2.4 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
80K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
2MB per core
192 MB shared
L3 Cache
60MB
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100MHz
Intel Socket 4710
CPU Socket
The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.
Intel Socket 4677
24.0
Multiplier
26.0
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
5 nm
Technology
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
10 nm
300 W
TDP
225 W
98°C
Max. Operating Temperature
Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.
79 °C
5
PCIe Version
PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.
5

Memory Specifications

DDR5-6400
Memory Type
DDR5-4800
4 TB
Max Memory Size
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
4 TB
8
Memory Channels
The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.
8
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.
Yes

Interfaces and Ports

128
PCIe Lanes
80

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Xeon 678X
2986 +50%
Xeon Gold 6442Y
1997
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Xeon 678X
34711 +102%
Xeon Gold 6442Y
17200