Intel Xeon Gold 6334 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6150

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6334 and Intel Xeon Gold 6150 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 6150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6334

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2518 vs 2115

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2518 vs 2115

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6150

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 69°C
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47300 vs 35117

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 69°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	47300 vs 35117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2518

2115

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35117

47300

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon Gold 6150
PassMark - Single thread mark	2518	2115
PassMark - CPU mark	35117	47300

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2214
Place in performance rating	584	597
Processor Number	6334	6150
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)