Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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 4214

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
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 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 1563

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 1563

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32150 vs 25829

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32150 vs 25829

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1787

1563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25829

32150

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787	1563
PassMark - CPU mark	25829	32150

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704
Place in performance rating	1041	1053
Processor Number	4214	E5-4650V2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 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		52.5 mm x 45 mm
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® 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® 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)