Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y and Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 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 Platinum 8256

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 78 vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 82% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2827 vs 2336
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42961 vs 16787

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 11 Dec 2018
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	78 vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827 vs 2336
PassMark - CPU mark	42961 vs 16787

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 150 Watt

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2827

2336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42961

16787

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827	2336
PassMark - CPU mark	42961	16787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Cascade Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$573	$8030
Place in performance rating	385	930
Processor Number	4410Y	8256
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
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	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
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
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)