Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6421N processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64992 vs 58797

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64992 vs 58797

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 20
24 more threads: 64 vs 40
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2978 vs 2810

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 20
Number of threads	64 vs 40
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2978 vs 2810

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2810

2978

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64992

58797

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
PassMark - Single thread mark	2810	2978
PassMark - CPU mark	64992	58797

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186	$2368
Place in performance rating	186	191
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5MB	60MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	20	32
Number of threads	40	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR5-4400 MHz, Eight-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	185 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)