Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 72°C
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3310 vs 2622

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79 vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3310 vs 2622

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2x 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 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 84745 vs 63499

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L3 cache	60 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	84745 vs 63499

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3310

2622

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63499

84745

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark	3310	2622
PassMark - CPU mark	63499	84745

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$2128
Place in performance rating	83	85
Processor Number	5416S	6430
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
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	DDR5-4400
Supported memory frequency		4400 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	270 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	80
PCI Express revision	5	5.0
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
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel AMX, 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)