CPUServerReleased Jan 10, 2023

Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H

16C/32T · 4.0 GHz · 270 W

The Xeon Platinum 8444H is a 16-core member of Intel's 4th Gen Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) family, launched in January 2023. The H suffix marks SKUs aimed at database and analytics workloads; with four UPI links it scales to eight-socket systems, and its relatively low core count with a 2.9 GHz base clock targets large in-memory databases licensed per core.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
Segment
Server
Generation
4th Gen Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
Codename
Sapphire Rapids-SP
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Golden Cove
Release date
Jan 10, 2023
Price

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
16 cores / 32 threads
Base clock
2.90 GHz
Boost clock
4.00 GHz
TDP (design W)
270 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
32 MB
L3 cache
45 MB
Technology (nm)
7 nm
Intel 7

Platform

Socket
FCLGA4677
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✓ Yes
Up to 8 sockets
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
DDR5-4800 (1DPC) / DDR5-4400 (2DPC)
8-channel
Memory size
Up to 4,096 GB
ECC memory
✓ Yes
PCIe
PCIe 5.0 (80 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.2Intel AVXIntel AVX2Intel AVX-512Intel AMX
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Microsoft lists 4th Generation Xeon Scalable processors as supported for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2; Microsoft has not published a separate list for 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. The Windows 10 22H2 list stops at 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable. Server deployments typically run Windows Server or enterprise Linux; Sapphire Rapids is supported by mainstream Linux distributions.
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