Intel Xeon Gold 6334 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6334 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 6334

Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6334

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2516 vs 2471

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2516 vs 2471

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 69°C
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36428 vs 34757

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36428 vs 34757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2516

2471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34757

36428

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2516	2471
PassMark - CPU mark	34757	36428

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2214	$895
Place in performance rating	501	496
Processor Number	6334	5315Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	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	3200 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 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)