Intel Xeon Gold 6262 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6262 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 6262

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6262

Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 76°C
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47488 vs 31783

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 76°C
L3 cache	33 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	47488 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
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 1886

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 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456 vs 1886

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6262
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1886

2456

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

47488

31783

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1886	2456
PassMark - CPU mark	47488	31783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6262	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	692	656
Processor Number	6262	4309Y
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$501 - $511
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.80 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24
Number of threads	48
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	2400 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	105 Watt
Sockets supported		FCLGA4189
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	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)