Intel Xeon Silver 4214R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214R and Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29061 vs 27470
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 vs 2 April 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 29061 vs 27470

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 79°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2013 vs 1983
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 79°C
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 24 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 16.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2013 vs 1983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1983
2013
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29061
27470
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1983 2013
PassMark - CPU mark 29061 27470

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $694 - $705 $2000
Place in performance rating 901 914
Processor Number 4214R 6212U
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 1.5 MB
L2 cache 12 MB 24 MB
L3 cache 16.5 MB 35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 12 24
Number of threads 24 48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory size 1 TB 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 165 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only

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 AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)