Intel Xeon Silver 4216 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4216 and Intel Xeon W5580 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 W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 1 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
7.1x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 144 GB
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1780 vs 1488
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30184 vs 6447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs March 2009
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	30184 vs 6447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4216
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1780

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30184

6447

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4216	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	30184	6447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4216	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$1002-1012	$102
Place in performance rating	979	968
Processor Number	4216	W5580
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$107.03
Series		Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
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 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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)