Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6150

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 and Intel Xeon Gold 6150 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 4314

Intel Xeon Gold 6150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2204 vs 2141

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204 vs 2141

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6150

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 86°C
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47299 vs 45686

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 86°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	47299 vs 45686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2204

2141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45686

47299

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon Gold 6150
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204	2141
PassMark - CPU mark	45686	47299

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	481	491
Processor Number	4314	6150
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)