Intel Xeon Silver 4210 vs Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210 and Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3 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 4210

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23506 vs 6929
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23506 vs 6929

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2329 vs 1798
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2329 vs 1798

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1798
2329
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23506
6929
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1798 2329
PassMark - CPU mark 23506 6929

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Haswell
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP) $501-511
Place in performance rating 1071 1067
Processor Number 4210 E3-1286LV3
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Discontinued

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB
L2 cache 10 MB
L3 cache 13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of threads 20 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 107.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3