Xeon Gold 6262 vs Xeon Silver 4310
Xeon Gold 6262
Xeon Silver 4310
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Performance Per Dollar Xeon Gold 6262
Performance Per Dollar Xeon Silver 4310
Performance Comparison
About PassMark🏆 Chipversus Verdict
🚀 Performance Leadership
| Insight | Xeon Gold 6262 | Xeon Silver 4310 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | ✅ Superior gaming performance | ❌ Lower gaming performance |
| Workstation | ❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks | ✅ Better multi-core power |
| Price | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
| Longevity | ✨ Modern (Legacy / 14 nm) | ✨ Modern (Ice Lake-SP (2021) / 10 nm) |
💎 Value Proposition
| Insight | Xeon Gold 6262 | Xeon Silver 4310 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency |
| Upfront Cost | Equivalent pricing | Equivalent pricing |
Performance Check
To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.
Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.
Technical Specifications
Side-by-side comparison of Xeon Gold 6262 and Xeon Silver 4310
Xeon Gold 6262
The Xeon Gold 6262 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2015-01-01. It features 24 cores and 48 threads. Base frequency is 1.9 GHz, with boost up to 3.6 GHz. L3 cache: 33 MB. Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: LGA 3647. Thermal design power (TDP): 135 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2400. Passmark benchmark score: 21,823 points. Launch price was $800.
Xeon Silver 4310
The Xeon Silver 4310 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2015-01-01. It is based on the Ice Lake-SP (2021) architecture. It features 12 cores and 24 threads. Base frequency is 2.1 GHz, with boost up to 3.3 GHz. L3 cache: 18 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 10 nm process technology. Socket: LGA4189. Thermal design power (TDP): 120 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2667. Passmark benchmark score: 21,903 points. Launch price was $800.
Processing Power
The Xeon Gold 6262 packs 24 cores / 48 threads, while the Xeon Silver 4310 offers 12 cores / 24 threads — the Xeon Gold 6262 has 12 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.6 GHz on the Xeon Gold 6262 versus 3.3 GHz on the Xeon Silver 4310 — a 8.7% clock advantage for the Xeon Gold 6262 (base: 1.9 GHz vs 2.1 GHz). The Xeon Silver 4310 is built on the Ice Lake-SP (2021) architecture. In PassMark, the Xeon Gold 6262 scores 21,823 against the Xeon Silver 4310's 21,903 — a 0.4% lead for the Xeon Silver 4310. L3 cache: 33 MB on the Xeon Gold 6262 vs 18 MB (total) on the Xeon Silver 4310.
| Feature | Xeon Gold 6262 | Xeon Silver 4310 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 24 / 48+100% | 12 / 24 |
| Boost Clock | 3.6 GHz+9% | 3.3 GHz |
| Base Clock | 1.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz+11% |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB+83% | 18 MB (total) |
| L2 Cache | — | 1 MB (per core) |
| Process | 14 nm | 10 nm-29% |
| Architecture | — | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| PassMark | 21,823 | 21,903 |
Memory & Platform
The Xeon Gold 6262 uses the LGA 3647 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Xeon Silver 4310 uses LGA4189 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.
| Feature | Xeon Gold 6262 | Xeon Silver 4310 |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | LGA 3647 | LGA4189 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0+33% |
| Max RAM Speed | — | 2667 |
| Max RAM Capacity | — | 6144 |
| RAM Channels | — | 8 |
| ECC Support | — | ✅ |
| PCIe Lanes | — | 64 |
Advanced Features
Virtualization: not specified (Xeon Gold 6262) / VT-x, VT-d (Xeon Silver 4310).
| Feature | Xeon Gold 6262 | Xeon Silver 4310 |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated GPU | — | No |
| IGPU Model | — | None |
| Unlocked | — | No |
| AVX-512 | — | Yes |
| Virtualization | — | VT-x, VT-d |
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