Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 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 4214

Intel Xeon E5-4610

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1801 vs 1474
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25806 vs 23354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1801 vs 1474
PassMark - CPU mark	25806 vs 23354

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1801

1474

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25806

23354

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon E5-4610
PassMark - Single thread mark	1801	1474
PassMark - CPU mark	25806	23354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2039
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8882

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon E5-4610
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704
Place in performance rating	1015	1023
Processor Number	4214	E5-4610
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)