Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs Intel Xeon W-2170B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T and Intel Xeon W-2170B 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

Intel Xeon W-2170B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB

Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 75% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2418 vs 1693
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24204 vs 11080

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2418 vs 1693
PassMark - CPU mark	24204 vs 11080

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2170B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

2418

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11080

24204

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon W-2170B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693	2418
PassMark - CPU mark	11080	24204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.236

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon W-2170B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake W
Launch date	Q2'19	5 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	1328	1336
Processor Number	4209T	W-2170B
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	W-2000
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon W
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.5 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		896 KB
L2 cache		14 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		79.47 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA-2066 (R4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	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	1
Speed Shift technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)