Intel Xeon Gold 6330 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6330 and Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 6330

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6330

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 81°C
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59734 vs 35567

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 81°C
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	42 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59734 vs 35567

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2480 vs 1842

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2480 vs 1842

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6330
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1842

2480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

59734

35567

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6330	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842	2480
PassMark - CPU mark	59734	35567

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6330	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894 - $1905	$895
Place in performance rating	640	641
Processor Number	6330	5315Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	42 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	28	8
Number of threads	56	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	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)