Intel Xeon D-2733NT vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2733NT and Intel Xeon Silver 4216 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon D-2733NT

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2733NT

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2257 vs 1780

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2257 vs 1780

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 47% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30184 vs 16206

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L3 cache	22 MB vs 15 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30184 vs 16206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2733NT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4216

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2257

1780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16206

30184

Name	Intel Xeon D-2733NT	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
PassMark - Single thread mark	2257	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	16206	30184

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2733NT	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'22	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$849	$1002-1012
Place in performance rating	860	878
Processor Number	D-2733NT	4216
Series	Intel Xeon D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	15 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		79 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		107.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2579	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)