Intel Xeon Silver 4210R vs Intel Xeon W-2145

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4210R and Intel Xeon W-2145 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 W-2145

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 70
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22527 vs 18171

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 70
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22527 vs 18171

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 1809

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 1809

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2145

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1809

2610

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22527

18171

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon W-2145
PassMark - Single thread mark	1809	2610
PassMark - CPU mark	22527	18171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8333

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R	Intel Xeon W-2145
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	987	931
Processor Number	4210R	W-2145
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.70 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	70
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S 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® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.2, 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)