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

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 2349

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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54569 vs 54086

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	54569 vs 54086

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2354

2349

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54086

54569

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6326	Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark	2354	2349
PassMark - CPU mark	54086	54569

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	402	399
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)