Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 768 GB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3028 vs 2137
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62325 vs 22473

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79 vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028 vs 2137
PassMark - CPU mark	62325 vs 22473

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3028

2137

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

62325

22473

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	3028	2137
PassMark - CPU mark	62325	22473
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$944
Place in performance rating	157	160
Processor Number	5416S	6128
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)