Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6338 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 4410Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2827 vs 2185

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827 vs 2185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 78
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68563 vs 42961

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 78
L3 cache	48 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68563 vs 42961

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2827

2185

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42961

68563

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827	2185
PassMark - CPU mark	42961	68563

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Ice Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$573	$2990
Place in performance rating	385	374
Processor Number	4410Y	6338
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	6 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	64
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
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
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
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)