Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 6
28 more threads: 40 vs 12
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2862 vs 2138
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67971 vs 22641

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 6
Number of threads	40 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862 vs 2138
PassMark - CPU mark	67971 vs 22641

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2862

2138

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67971

22641

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862	2138
PassMark - CPU mark	67971	22641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186
Place in performance rating	154	158
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6128
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	6
Number of threads	40	12
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		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)