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Which 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Do Support Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT)?

Content Type: Compatibility   |   Article ID: 000095464   |   Last Reviewed: 09/10/2025

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Intel® QuickAssist Technology (Intel® QAT)

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Do all Sapphire Rapids processors support Intel QAT (QuickAssist Technology)?

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All 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors support the Intel® QAT Acceleration Technology, which means the Intel® QAT driver can be installed and used. However, depending on the processor SKU, there may or may not be dedicated Intel® QAT hardware available. If dedicated hardware is available, the Intel® QAT driver uses it for acceleration, freeing CPU cores. Without dedicated hardware, the Intel® QAT driver runs using CPU cores.

Refer to ARK to determine which processor SKUs have dedicated Intel® QAT hardware.

  • Example: Intel® Xeon® Gold 6430 Processor does not have dedicated QAT hardware. It will still run the Intel® QAT driver but using CPU cores, that's why the line Intel® QuickAssist Software Acceleration says Yes.
  • Example: Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8480+ Processor has dedicated QAT hardware available. This is noted in ARK under Advanced Technologies. Any SKU that has dedicated Intel® QAT hardware available will list it in the Advanced Technologies section.
  • A comparison of these two processors is available here.

Additional information

A list of 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with the option to add dedicated Intel® QAT hardware via Intel® On Demand is available at 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors On-Demand Model Information.

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