Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 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 Platinum 8153

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1786 vs 1643

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786 vs 1643

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30722 vs 26054

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30722 vs 26054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

1643

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26054

30722

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786	1643
PassMark - CPU mark	26054	30722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704
Place in performance rating	939	941
Processor Number	4214	8153
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Maximum core temperature		87°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Intel® TSX-NI
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)