Xeon Platinum 8571N vs Silver 4216

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4216
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 100 Watt
13.07
Xeon Platinum 8571N
2023
52 cores / 104 threads, 300 Watt
43.05
+229%

Xeon Platinum 8571N outperforms Xeon Silver 4216 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking58254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.3010.42
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency12.3713.58
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002$6,839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4216 has 66% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8571N.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)52
Threads32104
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. 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++
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 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
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 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N.

PCIe version3.05.0
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 4216 13.07
Xeon Platinum 8571N 43.05
+229%

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 4216 20756
Xeon Platinum 8571N 68385
+229%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.07 43.05
Recency 2 April 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 52
Threads 32 104
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt

Xeon Silver 4216 has 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8571N, on the other hand, has a 229.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 225% more physical cores and 225% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8571N is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4216 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Platinum 8571N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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