Xeon Silver 4210 vs Silver 4123

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4123
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
9.07
+6.6%
Xeon Silver 4210
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
8.51

Xeon Silver 4123 outperforms Xeon Silver 4210 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking850896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.19
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency8.179.47
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 January 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cacheno data640 KB
L2 cacheno data10 MB
L3 cache11 MB13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size512 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210.

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 Silver 4123 9.07
+6.6%
Xeon Silver 4210 8.51

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 Silver 4123 14405
+6.5%
Xeon Silver 4210 13520

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.07 8.51
Recency 1 January 2018 2 April 2019
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Silver 4123 has a 6.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Silver 4210, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon Silver 4210.


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