Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y and Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 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 6426Y

Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 69543 vs 63499

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	69543 vs 63499

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3310 vs 3128

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3310 vs 3128

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3128

3310

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

69543

63499

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
PassMark - Single thread mark	3128	3310
PassMark - CPU mark	69543	63499

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$944
Place in performance rating	83	84
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		5416S
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		79
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)