Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 6122

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40707 vs 31783

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	40707 vs 31783

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 2202

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2456

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

31783

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2456
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	31783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'18	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	545	552
Processor Number	6122	4309Y
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20
Number of threads	40
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	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)