Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 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 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2456 vs 2197
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 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2456 vs 2197

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37742 vs 31783
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 22 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 37742 vs 31783

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2456
2197
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
31783
37742
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark 2456 2197
PassMark - CPU mark 31783 37742

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $501 - $511 $2529
Place in performance rating 657 690
Processor Number 4309Y 6242
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 6200
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon Gold

Performance

Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 22 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
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Number of cores 16
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 32
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 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 4S
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions 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)