Intel Xeon Silver 4210R vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210R and Intel Xeon Silver 4216 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 Silver 4216

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1810 vs 1780

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 Apr 2019
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1810 vs 1780

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30184 vs 22754

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
L1 cache	1 MB vs 640 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 10 MB
L3 cache	22 MB vs 13.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30184 vs 22754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4216

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1810

1780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22754

30184

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
PassMark - Single thread mark	1810	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	22754	30184

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511	$1002-1012
Place in performance rating	1069	965
Processor Number	4210R	4216
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	10 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	20	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		79 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)