Intel Xeon Silver 4214 vs Intel Xeon X5650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214 and Intel Xeon X5650 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.06 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 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3.6x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 288 GB
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1801 vs 1324
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25806 vs 10165
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs March 2010
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.06 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 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 288 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1801 vs 1324
PassMark - CPU mark 25806 vs 10165

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1801
1324
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25806
10165
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon X5650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1801 1324
PassMark - CPU mark 25806 10165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3060
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 56.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.497

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon X5650

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Westmere EP
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $694-704 $53
Place in performance rating 1086 2290
Processor Number 4214 X5650
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $29.91
Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 73.02

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.66 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16.5 MB 12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 77 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 12 6
Number of threads 24 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm
Maximum core temperature 81.3°C
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 3
Maximum memory size 1 TB 288 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 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 42.5mm X 45mm

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) 40-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)