Xeon Silver 4314 vs Gold 6209U

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6209U
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
16.01
Xeon Silver 4314
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 135 Watt
18.24
+13.9%

Xeon Silver 4314 outperforms Xeon Gold 6209U by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking423331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.21no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency12.1212.79
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,350no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores20 (Icosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4032
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data86 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6209U and Xeon Silver 4314.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 6209U 16.01
Xeon Silver 4314 18.24
+13.9%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6209U 25430
Xeon Silver 4314 28977
+13.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.01 18.24
Recency 2 April 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 20 16
Threads 40 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon Gold 6209U has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4314, on the other hand, has a 13.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6209U in performance tests.


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