Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6256 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y

  • Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2774 vs 2634
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2774 vs 2634

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6256

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 47% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46766 vs 41561
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L3 cache 33 MB vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 46766 vs 41561

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6256

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2774
2634
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41561
46766
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y Intel Xeon Gold 6256
PassMark - Single thread mark 2774 2634
PassMark - CPU mark 41561 46766

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP) $563 $4466
Place in performance rating 391 380
Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Processor Number 6256
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache 22.5 MB (shared) 33 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 84°C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 64°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2933
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 205 Watt
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)

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® 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)