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.

 

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 657 655
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