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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

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: 2456 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	2456 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 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40534 vs 31783

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 31783

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2456

2193

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31783

40534

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456	2193
PassMark - CPU mark	31783	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	657	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)