Intel Xeon Silver 4209T vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4209T and Intel Xeon X5698 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

Intel Xeon X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 130 Watt
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11080 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11080 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 38% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1922 vs 1693

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1922 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1693

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11080

3447

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	1693	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	11080	3447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q2'19	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$563
Place in performance rating	1242	1247
Processor Number	4209T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16
64 bit support
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)