Xeon Silver 4210R vs Gold 6244

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6244
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 150 Watt
11.95
+25.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 100 Watt
9.52

Xeon Gold 6244 outperforms Xeon Silver 4210R by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6244 and Xeon Silver 4210R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking650802
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.2227.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency7.549.01
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,925$511

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4210R has 428% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6244.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6244 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3624
L1 cache512 KB640 KB
L2 cache8 MB10 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature74 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6244 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6244 and Xeon Silver 4210R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6244 and Xeon Silver 4210R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6244 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 Gold 6244 and Xeon Silver 4210R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6244 and Xeon Silver 4210R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Gold 6244 11.95
+25.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R 9.52

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 Gold 6244 18980
+25.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R 15118

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 Gold 6244 1478
+36.5%
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 Gold 6244 8300
+35.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R 6126

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.95 9.52
Recency 2 April 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon Gold 6244 has a 25.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Silver 4210R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6244 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210R in performance tests.


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