Intel Xeon Silver 4410T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410T and Intel Xeon Gold 6246R 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 4410T

Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3019 vs 2404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 24 Feb 2020
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3019 vs 2404

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 28% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
838860.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47003 vs 45270

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 26.25 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	47003 vs 45270

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3019

2404

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45270

47003

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410T	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
PassMark - Single thread mark	3019	2404
PassMark - CPU mark	45270	47003

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410T	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Cascade Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$624	$3286
Place in performance rating	298	524
Processor Number	4410T	6246R
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	26.25 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	20	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)