Xeon D-2796TE vs Silver 4214R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.50
Xeon D-2796TE
2022
20 cores / 40 threads, 118 Watt
16.58
+44.2%

Xeon D-2796TE outperforms Xeon Silver 4214R by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking683399
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.5118.99
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency10.8813.30
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)24 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$705$2,101

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 34% better value for money than Xeon D-2796TE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2440
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE 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 data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt118 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4832
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

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 4214R 11.50
Xeon D-2796TE 16.58
+44.2%

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 4214R 18275
Xeon D-2796TE 26342
+44.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.50 16.58
Recency 24 February 2020 24 February 2022
Physical cores 12 20
Threads 24 40
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 118 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214R has 18% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2796TE, on the other hand, has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon D-2796TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214R in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4214R and Xeon D-2796TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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