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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

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	547	548
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
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	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)