Intel Xeon Silver 4210R vs Intel Xeon E-2136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210R and Intel Xeon E-2136 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Intel Xeon E-2136

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22754 vs 13460

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22754 vs 13460

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 1810

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671 vs 1810

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1810

2671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22754

13460

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon E-2136
PassMark - Single thread mark	1810	2671
PassMark - CPU mark	22754	13460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon E-2136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	1069	1091
Processor Number	4210R	E-2136
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB
L2 cache	10 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of threads	20	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)