Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T and Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11080 vs 5682
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L3 cache 11 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11080 vs 5682

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 70 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 1693
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1875 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1693
1875
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11080
5682
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4209T Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark 1693 1875
PassMark - CPU mark 11080 5682

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4209T Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Kaby Lake
Launch date Q2'19 28 Mar 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $563 $193
Place in performance rating 1332 1323
Processor Number 4209T E3-1205V6
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.00 GHz
L3 cache 11 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 91°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
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 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4