Xeon Gold 6314U vs L3406

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L3406
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 30 Watt
0.61
Xeon Gold 6314U
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
31.37
+5043%

Xeon Gold 6314U outperforms Xeon L3406 by a whopping 5043% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2798135
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.8513.95
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cache48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature54 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U 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 L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16.38 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon Gold 6314U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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 L3406 0.61
Xeon Gold 6314U 31.37
+5043%

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 L3406 928
Xeon Gold 6314U 48013
+5074%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 31.37
Recency 1 January 2010 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 4 64
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon L3406 has 583.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6314U, on the other hand, has a 5042.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6314U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L3406 in performance tests.


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