Intel Xeon Gold 6312U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6312U and Intel Xeon Gold 6330 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 6312U

Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 1790

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 1790

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 80°C
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62066 vs 42124

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 80°C
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 24 MB
L3 cache	42 MB vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	62066 vs 42124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

1790

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42124

62066

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Gold 6330
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	1790
PassMark - CPU mark	42124	62066

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Gold 6330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1450	$1894 - $1905
Place in performance rating	471	448
Processor Number	6312U	6330
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.75 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores		28
Number of threads		56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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)