Intel Xeon Gold 6314U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6314U and Intel Xeon Gold 6250 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 6314U

Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6314U

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 60°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 34% 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 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48648 vs 34804

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 60°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	48 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48648 vs 34804

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2693 vs 2268

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693 vs 2268

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2268

2693

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48648

34804

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6314U	Intel Xeon Gold 6250
PassMark - Single thread mark	2268	2693
PassMark - CPU mark	48648	34804

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6314U	Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$2977	$3894
Place in performance rating	499	508
Processor Number	6314U	6250
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.90 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	48 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	60°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	185 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)