Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 2098
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 2 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2471 vs 2098

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
  • 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44580 vs 36428
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 8
Number of threads 40 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 20 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44580 vs 36428

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2471
2098
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36428
44580
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark 2471 2098
PassMark - CPU mark 36428 44580

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $895 $1894, $1900
Place in performance rating 496 538
Processor Number 5315Y 6230
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 6200
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon Gold

Performance

Base frequency 3.20 GHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1.25 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 20 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 81°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 20
Number of threads 16 40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 87 °C
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory size 6 TB 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)