Xeon E-2324G vs Gold 6346

Place in the ranking	214	1080
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	10.95	8.95
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	44

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 6346 23.71
+286%

Xeon E-2324G 6.15

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 6346 37665
+285%

Xeon E-2324G 9771

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.71	6.15
Recency	6 April 2021	8 September 2021
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6346 has a 285.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E-2324G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6346 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2324G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon E-2324G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.