Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4215R and Intel Xeon W3570 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 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
  • 42.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 24 GB
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1945 vs 1466
  • 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24102 vs 3267
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 vs March 2009
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature 79°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 11 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 24 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1945 vs 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 24102 vs 3267

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1945
1466
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24102
3267
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark 1945 1466
PassMark - CPU mark 24102 3267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9206

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Intel Xeon W3570

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Bloomfield
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $794 $480
Place in performance rating 986 1001
Processor Number 4215R W3570
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $479.95
Value for money (0-100) 3.73

Performance

Base frequency 3.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 11 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.46 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
Number of QPI Links 1
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 3
Maximum memory size 1 TB 24 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

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

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-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)