Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon W-2265

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 and Intel Xeon W-2265 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 W-2265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 61°C
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 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 45686 vs 26115

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 1 Oct 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	45686 vs 26115

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2265

Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2819 vs 2204

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L2 cache	19.25 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2819 vs 2204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2204

2819

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45686

26115

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon W-2265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204	2819
PassMark - CPU mark	45686	26115

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon W-2265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	1 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705	$944
Place in performance rating	488	479
Processor Number	4314	W-2265
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	19.25 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 SSE4.2, 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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)