Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6250 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 6250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 50% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 60°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49035 vs 34804

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 60°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49035 vs 34804

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 19% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2693 vs 2253

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693 vs 2253

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2253

2693

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49035

34804

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6250
PassMark - Single thread mark	2253	2693
PassMark - CPU mark	49035	34804

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$3894
Place in performance rating	504	508
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6250
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.90 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	60°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
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)	150 Watt	185 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)