Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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 6230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2470 vs 2105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 2 April 2019
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	2470 vs 2105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
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 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44374 vs 32111

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
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	44374 vs 32111

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2470

2105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32111

44374

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark	2470	2105
PassMark - CPU mark	32111	44374

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	646	641
Processor Number	4309Y	6230
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	6200
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
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
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Number of cores		20
Number of threads		40
Unlocked
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
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm 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	4S
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
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)