Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and Intel Xeon Silver 4314 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 4314

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 17% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2112

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB vs 24 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2112

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44608 vs 40707

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44608 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4314

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2112

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

44608

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon Silver 4314
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2112
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	44608

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon Silver 4314
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'18	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	646	636
Processor Number	6122	4314
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		86°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	135 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)