Intel Xeon Silver 4214R vs Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214R and Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4 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 4214R

Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1997 vs 1713

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1997 vs 1713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 12
20 more threads: 44 vs 24
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90 vs 79°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39177 vs 27534

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 12
Number of threads	44 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	90 vs 79°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39177 vs 27534

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1997

1713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27534

39177

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1997	1713
PassMark - CPU mark	27534	39177

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	958	950
Processor Number	4214R	E5-4669V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 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	90
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	22
Number of threads	24	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
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® 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
Idle States
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)