Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 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 4416+

Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2731 vs 2542

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2731 vs 2542

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
629145.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1020236.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71408 vs 65576

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
L2 cache	24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	71408 vs 65576

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2731

2542

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65576

71408

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2731	2542
PassMark - CPU mark	65576	71408

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186	$1977 - $1988
Place in performance rating	196	197
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6336Y
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	37.5MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		80°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	185 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		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
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)