Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon E-2234

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and Intel Xeon E-2234 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.3°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31783 vs 9961
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 27 May 2019
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 69.3°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 12 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 31783 vs 9961

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2234

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2873 vs 2456
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2873 vs 2456

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2234

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2456
2873
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
31783
9961
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon E-2234
PassMark - Single thread mark 2456 2873
PassMark - CPU mark 31783 9961

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon E-2234

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $501 - $511 $250
Place in performance rating 554 664
Processor Number 4309Y E-2234
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel Xeon E Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 69.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 4.80 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8

Memory

Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory size 6 TB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 71 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support