Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and Intel Xeon Gold 6348 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Intel Xeon Gold 6348

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 235 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2859 vs 2363

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 235 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2859 vs 2363

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
24 more threads: 56 vs 32
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 79
Around 40% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
917504x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76125 vs 56185

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 79
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	42 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	76125 vs 56185

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2859

2363

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

56185

76125

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6348
PassMark - Single thread mark	2859	2363
PassMark - CPU mark	56185	76125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6348
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Ice Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$3072
Place in performance rating	261	251
Processor Number	5416S	6348
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	28
Number of threads	32	56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	6 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	235 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	64
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)