Intel Xeon Silver 4310T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310T and Intel Xeon Gold 6238 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 4310T

Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

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 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1878

Specifications (specs)
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)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1878

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6238

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 88°C
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28668 vs 20607

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 88°C
L1 cache	1.375 MB vs 640 KB
L2 cache	22 MB vs 10 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB vs 15 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28668 vs 20607

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1878

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20607

28668

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	Intel Xeon Gold 6238
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1878
PassMark - CPU mark	20607	28668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$2612 - $2618
Place in performance rating	1001	1003
Processor Number	4310T	6238
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	1.375 MB
L2 cache	10 MB	22 MB
L3 cache	15 MB	30.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Number of cores		22
Number of threads		44
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	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	140 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)