Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 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 4209T
- Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 88°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
- Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum core temperature | 91°C vs 88°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB vs 768 GB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 70 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
- 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
- Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
- 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1849 vs 1693
- Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22000 vs 11080
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 10 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 20 vs 16 |
Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz |
L3 cache | 25600 KB (shared) vs 11 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1849 vs 1693 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22000 vs 11080 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Silver 4209T | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1693 | 1849 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 11080 | 22000 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 712 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6694 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | Ivy Bridge EP |
Launch date | Q2'19 | September 2013 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $563 | $2,697 |
Place in performance rating | 1334 | 1340 |
Processor Number | 4209T | E5-2690V2 |
Series | 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Price now | $435 | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 11.18 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.20 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
L3 cache | 11 MB | 25600 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 91°C | 88°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.20 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 10 |
Number of threads | 16 | 20 |
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 160 mm | |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 1400 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.65V–1.30V | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 768 GB |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 |
ECC memory support | ||
Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | |
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 76.0mm x 56.5mm | 52.5mm x 45mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 70 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | 40 |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Scalability | 2S | 2S |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 | Intel® AVX |
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |