Intel Xeon Gold 6312U vs Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6312U and Intel Xeon Silver 4314 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 Silver 4314

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 2192

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 2192

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 80°C
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46348 vs 42124

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46348 vs 42124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4314

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

2192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42124

46348

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Silver 4314
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	2192
PassMark - CPU mark	42124	46348

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U	Intel Xeon Silver 4314
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1450	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	562	574
Processor Number	6312U	4314
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	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores		16
Number of threads		32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	135 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)