Xeon Silver 4210R vs E-2246G

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2246G
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.67
Xeon Silver 4210R
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 100 Watt
9.52
+9.8%

Xeon Silver 4210R outperforms Xeon E-2246G by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking879802
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.1727.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency10.259.00
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 May 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$311$511

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2246G has 20% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4210R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3624
L1 cache64 KB (per core)640 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)10 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size154 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory128 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2246G 8.67
Xeon Silver 4210R 9.52
+9.8%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E-2246G 13768
Xeon Silver 4210R 15118
+9.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E-2246G 1613
+48.9%
Xeon Silver 4210R 1083

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E-2246G 6080
Xeon Silver 4210R 6126
+0.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 9.52
Recency 29 May 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon E-2246G has 25% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4210R, on the other hand, has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2246G and Xeon Silver 4210R.


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