Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P 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 Platinum 8358P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 80°C
Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 240 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 240 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2378 vs 2112
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82052 vs 44608

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	48 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2378 vs 2112
PassMark - CPU mark	82052 vs 44608

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2112

2378

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44608

82052

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112	2378
PassMark - CPU mark	44608	82052

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon Platinum 8358P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705	$3950
Place in performance rating	638	165
Processor Number	4314	8358P
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	240 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)