Intel Xeon Gold 6334 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6334 and Intel Xeon Gold 6330 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 6330

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6334

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2513 vs 1842

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2513 vs 1842

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 25% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 69°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
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59734 vs 34628

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 69°C
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	42 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59734 vs 34628

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6334
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2513

1842

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34628

59734

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon Gold 6330
PassMark - Single thread mark	2513	1842
PassMark - CPU mark	34628	59734

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6334	Intel Xeon Gold 6330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2214	$1894 - $1905
Place in performance rating	634	640
Processor Number	6334	6330
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	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1.75 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	28
Number of threads	16	56
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	205 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)