Intel Xeon Silver 4210R vs Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210R and Intel Xeon E5-4627 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 4210R

Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22464 vs 15898

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22464 vs 15898

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 84°C
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1972 vs 1811

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 84°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1972 vs 1811

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1811

1972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22464

15898

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1811	1972
PassMark - CPU mark	22464	15898

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	987	1014
Processor Number	4210R	E5-4627V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S Only
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® TSX-NI
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)