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.

 

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 982 979
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)