Intel Xeon Gold 6210U vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6210U and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34280 vs 28915

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34280 vs 28915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28915

34280

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	28915	34280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1500
Place in performance rating	698	114
Processor Number	6210U	E5-2697AV4
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	86 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	40	32
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		78°C
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)