Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y and Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16442 vs 7508

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16442 vs 7508

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2283 vs 1822

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2283 vs 1822

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1822

2283

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16442

7508

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822	2283
PassMark - CPU mark	16442	7508
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4368
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		17.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$768
Place in performance rating	1174	1184
Processor Number	4214Y	E3-1276V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)
Graphics
Execution Units		20
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3