Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6338N 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 4509Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 83°C
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2774 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 83°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65860 vs 41561

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB vs 22.5 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	65860 vs 41561

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2774

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41561

65860

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
PassMark - Single thread mark	2774	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	41561	65860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$563	$3200
Place in performance rating	417	505
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6338N
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	22.5 MB (shared)	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	83°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2667
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 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)
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)