Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 6234

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 76°C
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 76°C
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 12 MB

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
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2405 vs 2375
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30847 vs 29597

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2405 vs 2375
PassMark - CPU mark	30847 vs 29597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2375

2405

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29597

30847

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2375	2405
PassMark - CPU mark	29597	30847

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	746	713
Processor Number	6234	4309Y
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.80 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	16
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	4S	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
Instruction set extensions	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
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)