Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and Intel Xeon Gold 5218R 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 Silver 4309Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2454 vs 2193
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 24 Feb 2020
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2454 vs 2193

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 76°C
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x 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 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40534 vs 32306
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 87°C vs 76°C
L1 cache 1.25 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 20 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40534 vs 32306

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2454
2193
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32306
40534
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
PassMark - Single thread mark 2454 2193
PassMark - CPU mark 32306 40534

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $501 - $511 $1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating 650 654
Processor Number 4309Y 5218R
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1.25 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 20 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 87°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2 2
Number of cores 20
Number of threads 40

Memory

Max memory channels 8 6
Maximum memory size 6 TB 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2667

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Run Sure Technology

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 1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)