Xeon E-2468 vs Silver 4215R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215R
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
9.45
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.92
+79%

Xeon E-2468 outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking808388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.5596.15
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency6.8824.63
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$794$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 448% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4215R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
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 4215R and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version3.05
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 4215R 9.45
Xeon E-2468 16.92
+79%

  • Passmark

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 4215R 15004
Xeon E-2468 26870
+79.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.45 16.92
Recency 24 February 2020 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2468 has a 79% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2468 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215R in performance tests.


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