Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 4514Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49035 vs 42206

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 24.75 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49035 vs 42206

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246

Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2490 vs 2253

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2490 vs 2253

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6246

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2253

2490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49035

42206

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6246
PassMark - Single thread mark	2253	2490
PassMark - CPU mark	49035	42206

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6246
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$3286
Place in performance rating	483	482
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6246
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
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)	150 Watt	165 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		4S
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® 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)