Intel Xeon Gold 6326 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6326 and Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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 6326

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6326

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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 8% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2354 vs 2338

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2354 vs 2338

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	18 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 53888

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6326
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2354

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53888

53981

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark	2354	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	53888	53981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$3803
Place in performance rating	334	341
Processor Number	6326
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		82 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	200 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)