Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N and Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2542
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2978 vs 2542

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

  • 393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 629145.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71408 vs 58797
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 36 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 71408 vs 58797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2978
2542
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
58797
71408
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 2978 2542
PassMark - CPU mark 58797 71408

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $2368 $1977 - $1988
Place in performance rating 191 197
Architecture codename Ice Lake
Processor Number 6336Y
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 1800 MHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 24 MB
L3 cache 60MB 36 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 80°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4400 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 185 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0
Scalability 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 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
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)