Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11080 vs 8347

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11080 vs 8347

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2303 vs 1693

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2303 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

2303

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11080

8347

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693	2303
PassMark - CPU mark	11080	8347
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		993
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3933

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	1361	1370
Processor Number	4209T	E3-1270V5
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 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	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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® TSX-NI
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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support