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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 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	2101 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 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 29344

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 29344

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2101

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29344

36304

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	29344	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	892	880
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)