Xeon Silver 4210T vs X5260

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2619	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.92	no data
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T 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 cores	no data	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	no data	20
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	13.75 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	91 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T 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.

Socket	LGA771	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5260 and Xeon Silver 4210T.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2007	1 January 2020
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

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