Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 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 Platinum 8253

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30507 vs 30184

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30507 vs 30184

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1780 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs 11 Dec 2018
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780 vs 1754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4216

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

1780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30507

30184

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	30507	30184

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3566	$1002-1012
Place in performance rating	886	878
Processor Number	8253	4216
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		79 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		107.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)