Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon W-2145

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 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 4214

Intel Xeon W-2145

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26054 vs 18171

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26054 vs 18171

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 1786

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2145

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

2610

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26054

18171

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon W-2145
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786	2610
PassMark - CPU mark	26054	18171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8333

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon W-2145
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704
Place in performance rating	939	931
Processor Number	4214	W-2145
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.70 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	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		70
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)