Intel Xeon Silver 4210 vs Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210 and Intel Xeon E7-4890 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210

Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1812 vs 1790

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1812 vs 1790

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 10
10 more threads: 30 vs 20
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25055 vs 23608

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 10
Number of threads	30 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25055 vs 23608

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

1790

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23608

25055

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4210	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1812	1790
PassMark - CPU mark	23608	25055

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4210	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$501-511
Place in performance rating	1062	1049
Processor Number	4210	E7-4890V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.80 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	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	10	15
Number of threads	20	30
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	155 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		52mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® AVX
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® Instruction Replay Technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)