Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6312U 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 6312U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 80°C
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49120 vs 42329

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49120 vs 42329

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
19.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2349 vs 2159

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2349 vs 2159

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6312U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2159

2349

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49120

42329

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2159	2349
PassMark - CPU mark	49120	42329

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$1450
Place in performance rating	544	555
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6312U
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16
Number of threads	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 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		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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)