Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+97.2%
Xeon E3-1205 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.58

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Xeon E3-1205 v6 by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10031523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.084.31
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency7.865.21
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 319% better value for money than Xeon E3-1205 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier2130
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache11 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.55V-1.52V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size1 TB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E3-1205 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 4208 7.06
+97.2%
Xeon E3-1205 v6 3.58

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 4208 11215
+97.4%
Xeon E3-1205 v6 5682

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 3.58
Recency 2 April 2019 28 March 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 97.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon E3-1205 v6, on the other hand, has 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1205 v6 in performance tests.


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