Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 and Intel Xeon W3570 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 W3570

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 1 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
42.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 24 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1786 vs 1458
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26054 vs 3185

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs March 2009
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786 vs 1458
PassMark - CPU mark	26054 vs 3185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3570

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

1458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26054

3185

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786	1458
PassMark - CPU mark	26054	3185
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9206

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214	Intel Xeon W3570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Bloomfield
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$694-704	$480
Place in performance rating	942	934
Processor Number	4214	W3570
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$479.95
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.73
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	24 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
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 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-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)