Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Intel Xeon W-1270P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y and Intel Xeon W-1270P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

Intel Xeon W-1270P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31783 vs 17113

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 1 Apr 2020
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 128 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31783 vs 17113

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1270P

Around 42% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76°C
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2916 vs 2456

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 76°C
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2916 vs 2456

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1270P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2456

2916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31783

17113

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon W-1270P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2456	2916
PassMark - CPU mark	31783	17113

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y	Intel Xeon W-1270P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	1 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$428 - $431
Place in performance rating	656	654
Processor Number	4309Y	W-1270P
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of cores		8
Number of threads		16
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
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
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC6
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5