Intel Xeon Silver 4215 vs Intel Xeon E-2224G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215 and Intel Xeon E-2224G 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22379 vs 7629
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 11 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22379 vs 7629

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2224G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2732 vs 1810
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 May 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 71 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2732 vs 1810

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2224G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1810
2732
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22379
7629
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Intel Xeon E-2224G
PassMark - Single thread mark 1810 2732
PassMark - CPU mark 22379 7629

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Intel Xeon E-2224G

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Coffee Lake
Family Xeon Silver Xeon E
Launch date 2 April 2019 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $794 $213, $218
Place in performance rating 997 756
Processor Number 4215 E-2224G
Series 4200 E-2200
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 11 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 77 °C 69.3 °C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 100 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 107.3 GB/s 39.74 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 71 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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)

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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5