Intel Xeon Silver 4216 vs Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4216 and Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 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 4216

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1365.3x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs November 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Around 36% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	30 MB vs 22 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4216
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4216	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	30184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18071

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4216	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	November 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1002-1012
Place in performance rating	878	291
Processor Number	4216	E5-2651 v2
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1800 MHz
L1 cache	1 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	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 64
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)