Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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 4214Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1822 vs 1439
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1822 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

  • Around 21% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 16442
Specifications (specs)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 16.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 28193 vs 16442

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1822
1439
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16442
28193
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark 1822 1439
PassMark - CPU mark 16442 28193

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $768 $8,685
Place in performance rating 1072 1093
Processor Number 4214Y E5-4650L
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $8,684.50
Value for money (0-100) 0.40

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16.5 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.10 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of threads 24 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB 384 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)