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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

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	656	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)