Xeon Silver 4214R vs E3-1225 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1225 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
3.77
Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.94
+217%

Xeon Silver 4214R outperforms Xeon E3-1225 v6 by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1486670
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.6526.15
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency4.7110.89
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$213$705

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 462% better value for money than Xeon E3-1225 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3324
L1 cache256 KB768 KB
L2 cache1 MB12 MB
L3 cache8 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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)73 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R. 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 E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R.

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 E3-1225 v6 3.77
Xeon Silver 4214R 11.94
+217%

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 E3-1225 v6 5765
Xeon Silver 4214R 18275
+217%

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 E3-1225 v6 1304
+5.6%
Xeon Silver 4214R 1235

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 E3-1225 v6 3693
Xeon Silver 4214R 7429
+101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.77 11.94
Recency 28 March 2017 24 February 2020
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon E3-1225 v6 has 37% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4214R, on the other hand, has a 216.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4214R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1225 v6 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1225 v6 and Xeon Silver 4214R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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