Xeon Gold 5416S vs Silver 4215R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215R
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
9.45
Xeon Gold 5416S
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
22.65
+140%

Xeon Gold 5416S outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking808232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.5763.97
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency6.8814.29
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$794$944

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5416S has 264% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4215R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S 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 Gold 5416S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Xeon Gold 5416S.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4880

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 Gold 5416S 22.65
+140%

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 Gold 5416S 35976
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.45 22.65
Recency 24 February 2020 10 January 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215R has 15.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5416S, on the other hand, has a 139.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5416S is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215R in performance tests.


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