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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

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	902	912
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)