Intel Xeon Gold 6240 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240 and Intel Xeon Silver 4316 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 6240

Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 84°C
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2308 vs 2150

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 84°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2308 vs 2150

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4316

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 18
4 more threads: 40 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 21% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53687 vs 48736

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 18
Number of threads	40 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53687 vs 48736

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4316

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2308

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48736

53687

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240	Intel Xeon Silver 4316
PassMark - Single thread mark	2308	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	48736	53687

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240	Intel Xeon Silver 4316
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2885	$1002 - $1012
Place in performance rating	484	486
Processor Number	6240	4316
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	18	20
Number of threads	36	40
L1 cache		1.25 MB
L2 cache		20 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)	150 Watt	150 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)