Intel Xeon Silver 4214R vs Intel Xeon D-1537

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214R and Intel Xeon D-1537 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 4214R

Intel Xeon D-1537

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1997 vs 1225
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27534 vs 7444

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1997 vs 1225
PassMark - CPU mark	27534 vs 7444

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1537

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1537

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1997

1225

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27534

7444

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R	Intel Xeon D-1537
PassMark - Single thread mark	1997	1225
PassMark - CPU mark	27534	7444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2528
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12787

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R	Intel Xeon D-1537
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	958	970
Processor Number	4214R	D-1537
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
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)