Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Intel Xeon D-1518

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y and Intel Xeon D-1518 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 4214Y

Intel Xeon D-1518

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1822 vs 1370
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16442 vs 4562

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822 vs 1370
PassMark - CPU mark	16442 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1518

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1518

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1822

1370

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16442

4562

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon D-1518
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822	1370
PassMark - CPU mark	16442	4562
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2123
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7908

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon D-1518
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$768
Place in performance rating	1196	1205
Processor Number	4214Y	D-1518
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 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	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
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)	85 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)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)