Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 135 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 135 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 89.9°C vs 77°C
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1924 vs 1822
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26358 vs 16442
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 89.9°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1924 vs 1822
PassMark - CPU mark 26358 vs 16442

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1822
1924
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16442
26358
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1822 1924
PassMark - CPU mark 16442 26358
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8521
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5995

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Haswell
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP) $768
Place in performance rating 1174 1183
Processor Number 4214Y E5-2690V3
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.60 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 89.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 12
Number of threads 24 24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 2S
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® 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® 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)