Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon E-2136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E-2136 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19463 vs 13451
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19463 vs 13451

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

  • Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 1802
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2671 vs 1802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2136

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1802
2671
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19463
13451
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon E-2136
PassMark - Single thread mark 1802 2671
PassMark - CPU mark 19463 13451
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6019

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon E-2136

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Coffee Lake
Family Xeon Silver
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP) $417
Place in performance rating 1043 1016
Processor Number 4208 E-2136
Series 4200 Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 11 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 107.3 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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)