Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,096

Rank #797

vs
5,648

Rank #392

5,096
5,648

Xeon Gold 6234 wins by 9.8% (Rank #797 vs #392)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,065

Rank #901

vs
5,633

Rank #466

5,065
5,633

Xeon Gold 6234 wins by 10.1% (Rank #901 vs #466)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,142

Rank #542

vs
5,671

Rank #328

5,142
5,671

Xeon Gold 6234 wins by 9.3% (Rank #542 vs #328)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,837

Rank #492

vs
5,068

Rank #336

4,837
5,068

Xeon Gold 6234 wins by 4.6% (Rank #492 vs #336)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,841

Rank #519

vs
5,070

Rank #389

4,841
5,070

Xeon Gold 6234 wins by 4.5% (Rank #519 vs #389)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,886

Rank #483

vs
5,230

Rank #267

4,886
5,230

Xeon Gold 6234 wins by 6.6% (Rank #483 vs #267)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Xeon Gold 6234 Diff
Cores
8
8
0%
Threads
16
16
0%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
3,300 MHz
-36.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
4,000 MHz
-20%
Clock Multiplier
21x
33x
-36.4%
L1 Cache
512 KB
512 KB
0%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
8 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
25 MiB
-55.6%
Memory Channels
6
6
0%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
1,024 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
131 GB/s
-18.2%
PCIe Lanes
48
48
0%
Max CPUs
2
4
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
130 W
34.6% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Xeon Gold 6234
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Xeon
Series 4200 6200
Model Number 4208 6234
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Cascade Lake SP
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 85
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket P and LGA-3647
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-3647
Chipset Lewisburg Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-2933
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 1x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $417.00 $2,214.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
Xeon Gold 6234
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4208
Xeon
Xeon Gold 6234
Xeon

Series

Xeon Silver 4208
4200
Xeon Gold 6234
6200

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4208
4208
Xeon Gold 6234
6234

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake
Xeon Gold 6234
Cascade Lake

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake SP
Xeon Gold 6234
Cascade Lake SP

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4208
6
Xeon Gold 6234
6

Core Model

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Xeon Gold 6234
85

Socket

Xeon Silver 4208
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6234
Socket P and LGA-3647

Package

Xeon Silver 4208
FCLGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6234
FCLGA-3647

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4208
Lewisburg
Xeon Gold 6234
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4208
DDR4-2400
Xeon Gold 6234
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
Xeon Gold 6234
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4208
3.0
Xeon Gold 6234
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4208
1x16, x8, x4
Xeon Gold 6234
1x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4208
Server
Xeon Gold 6234
Server

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4208
$417.00
Xeon Gold 6234
$2,214.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
Xeon Gold 6234
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Xeon Gold 6234
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Silver 4208
14 nm
Xeon Gold 6234
14 nm

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
Xeon Gold 6234
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4208
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6234
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4208
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6234
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4208
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6234
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4208 Xeon Gold 6234
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64