Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6248

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and Intel Xeon Gold 6248 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 4310

Intel Xeon Gold 6248

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

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 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6248

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
16 more threads: 40 vs 24
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 82°C
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 12
Number of threads	40 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 82°C
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 1925
PassMark - CPU mark	33619 vs 33582

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6248

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1925

1931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33582

33619

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon Gold 6248
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925	1931
PassMark - CPU mark	33582	33619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$3072 - $3078
Place in performance rating	764	759
Processor Number	4310	6248
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	20
Number of threads	24	40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
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
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)