Intel Xeon Gold 6130H vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6130H 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 6130H

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6130H

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 35440 vs 31783

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	35440 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 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 2229

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 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456 vs 2229

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6130H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2456

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35440

31783

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6130H	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2456
PassMark - CPU mark	35440	31783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6130H	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q3'18	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	593	553
Processor Number	6130H	4309Y
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$501 - $511
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.80 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16
Number of threads	32
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	2666 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	105 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA4189
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)