Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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 4514Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2159 vs 2065
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 11 Dec 2018
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 24 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2159 vs 2065

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
  • 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52066 vs 49120
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 16
Number of threads 48 vs 32
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 52066 vs 49120

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2159
2065
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
49120
52066
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
PassMark - Single thread mark 2159 2065
PassMark - CPU mark 49120 52066

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $780 $5383
Place in performance rating 545 546
Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Processor Number 8260
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
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) 35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 79°C
Maximum core temperature 90°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 16 24
Number of threads 32 48
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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) 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 S8S

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)