Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y vs Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y and Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 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 4214Y

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1822 vs 1575

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822 vs 1575

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 83 vs 77°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24421 vs 16442

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	83 vs 77°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24421 vs 16442

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1822

1575

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16442

24421

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822	1575
PassMark - CPU mark	16442	24421

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$768
Place in performance rating	1172	1168
Processor Number	4214Y	E5-4660V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
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	83
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	120 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
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)