Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6226R 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 6226R

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 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 2126

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 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456 vs 2126

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 76°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39575 vs 31783

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 76°C
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	22 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39575 vs 31783

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2456

2126

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31783

39575

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456	2126
PassMark - CPU mark	31783	39575

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$1300 - $1306
Place in performance rating	553	589
Processor Number	4309Y	6226R
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	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		16 MB
Number of cores		16
Number of threads		32
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	150 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)