Intel Xeon Silver 4215 vs Intel Xeon E-2136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215 and Intel Xeon E-2136 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 4215

Intel Xeon E-2136

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22379 vs 13477

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22379 vs 13477

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2668 vs 1810

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2668 vs 1810

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1810

2668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22379

13477

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4215	Intel Xeon E-2136
PassMark - Single thread mark	1810	2668
PassMark - CPU mark	22379	13477
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4215	Intel Xeon E-2136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Coffee Lake
Family	Xeon Silver
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$794
Place in performance rating	1084	1098
Processor Number	4215	E-2136
Series	4200	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
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)