Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs Intel Xeon E-2288G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N and Intel Xeon E-2288G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

Intel Xeon E-2288G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2902
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58797 vs 17359

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2978 vs 2902
PassMark - CPU mark	58797 vs 17359

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2288G

Around 39% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
32768x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
279620.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2288G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2978

2902

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

58797

17359

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6421N	Intel Xeon E-2288G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2978	2902
PassMark - CPU mark	58797	17359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		5296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		5296
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8747
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8747

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6421N	Intel Xeon E-2288G
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2368	$539
Place in performance rating	145	143
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		E-2288G
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	1800 MHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	60MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C	67.3 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s DMI 3.0
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9A
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)