Intel Xeon Gold 6210U vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6210U and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
  • 28 more threads: 40 vs 12
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1935
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 12
Number of threads 40 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 28915
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 36304 vs 28915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2203
1935
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28915
36304
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 1935
PassMark - CPU mark 28915 36304

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Ivy Bridge
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP) $1500
Place in performance rating 802 820
Processor Number 6210U E7-8857V2
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.50 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 1.25 MB
L2 cache 20 MB
L3 cache 27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 86 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 20 12
Number of QPI Links 0 3
Number of threads 40 12
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 73°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3 1066/1333/1600

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8
Package Size 52mm x 45mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 1S Only S8S
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® 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® AVX
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® Instruction Replay Technology
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)