Comparison of the technical characteristics between the processors, with the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 on one side and the Intel Xeon Silver 4216 on the other side, also their respective performances with the benchmarks. The first is dedicated to the server sector, It has 4 cores, 8 threads, a maximum frequency of 3.9GHz. The second is used on the server segment, it has a total of 16 cores, 32 threads, its turbo frequency is set to 3.2 GHz. The following table also compares the lithography, the number of transistors (if indicated), the amount of cache memory, the maximum RAM memory capacity, the type of memory accepted, the release date, the maximum number of PCIe lanes, the values obtained in Geekbench and Cinebench.
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Specification comparison:
| Processor | Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | ||||||
| Market (main) | Server | Server | ||||||
| ISA | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) | ||||||
| Microarchitecture | Ivy Bridge | Cascade Lake | ||||||
| Core name | Ivy Bridge-H2 | Cascade Lake-SP | ||||||
| Family | Xeon E3-1200 v2 | Xeon Silver 4200 | ||||||
| Part number(s), S-Spec | BX80637E31270V2, | BX806954216, | ||||||
| Release date | Q2 2012 | Q2 2019 | ||||||
| Lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm | ||||||
| Transistors | 1,400,000,000 | - | ||||||
| Cores | 4 | 16 | ||||||
| Threads | 8 | 32 | ||||||
| Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | ||||||
| Turbo frequency | 3.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz | ||||||
| High performance cores | 4 Cores 8 Threads @ 3.5 / 3.9 GHz | 16 Cores 32 Threads @ 2.1 / 3.2 GHz | ||||||
| Cache memory | 8 MB | 22 MB | ||||||
| Max memory capacity | 32.77 GB | 1 TB | ||||||
| Memory types | DDR3 1333/1600 | DDR4-2400 | ||||||
| Max # of memory channels | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Max memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 107.3 GB/s | ||||||
| Max PCIe lanes | 16 | 48 | ||||||
| TDP | 69 W | 100 W | ||||||
| Suggested PSU | 600W ATX Power Supply  | 600W ATX Power Supply | ||||||
| GPU integrated graphics | None | None | ||||||
| Socket | LGA1155 | LGA3647 | ||||||
| Compatible motherboard | Socket LGA 1155 Motherboard | Socket LGA 3647 Motherboard | ||||||
| AI accelerator | - | Deep Learning Boost | ||||||
| Crypto engine | AES New Instructions | AES New Instructions | ||||||
| Security | Trusted Execution Technology, | Trusted Execution Technology, | ||||||
| CPU-Z single thread | 381 | 312 | ||||||
| CPU-Z multi thread | 1,877 | 6,415 | ||||||
| Cinebench R15 single thread | 121 | 126 | ||||||
| Cinebench R15 multi-thread | 603 | 2,272 | ||||||
| Cinebench R20 single thread | 264 | 296 | ||||||
| Cinebench R20 multi-thread | 1,333 | 5,342 | ||||||
| PassMark single thread | 2,052 | 1,657 | ||||||
| PassMark CPU Mark | 6,411 | 18,551 | ||||||
| (Linux) Geekbench 4 single core | 4,015 | 4,187 | ||||||
| (Linux) Geekbench 4 multi-core | 12,433 | 38,481 | ||||||
| (Linux) Geekbench 5 single core | 849 | 910 | ||||||
| (Linux) Geekbench 5 multi-core | 3,322 | 12,086 | ||||||
| (Linux) Geekbench 6 single core | 707 | 1,133 | ||||||
| (Linux) Geekbench 6 multi-core | 2,569 | 8,444 | ||||||
| (SGEMM) GFLOPS Performance | 157.7 GFLOPS | 742.3 GFLOPS | ||||||
| (Multi-core / watt performance) Performance / watt ratio | 180 pts / W | 385 pts / W | ||||||
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The processor Intel Xeon Silver 4216 has a larger number of cores, the maximum frequency of Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 is greater, that the PDT of Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 is lower. The Intel Xeon Silver 4216 was started more recently.
Performance comparison with the benchmarks:
Performance comparison between the two processors, for this we consider the results generated on benchmark software such as Geekbench.
| CPU-Z - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 312 6,415 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 381 1,877 |
In single core, the difference is 22%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 242%.
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average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
CPU-Z is a system information software that provides the name of the processor, its model number, the codename, the cache levels, the package, the process. It can also gives data about the mainboard, the memory. It makes real time measurement, with finally a benchmark for the single thread, as well as for the multi thread.
| Cinebench R15 - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 126 2,272 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 121 603 |
In single core, the difference is 4%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 277%.
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Cinebench R15 evaluates the performance of CPU calculations by restoring a photorealistic 3D scene. The scene has 2,000 objects, 300,000 polygons, uses sharp and fuzzy reflections, bright areas, shadows, procedural shaders, antialiasing, and so on. The faster the rendering of the scene is created, the more powerful the PC is, with a high number of points.
| Cinebench R20 - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 296 5,342 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 264 1,333 |
In single core, the difference is 12%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 301%.
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average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
Cinebench R20 is a multi-platform test software which allows to evaluate the hardware capacities of a device such as a computer, a tablet, a server. This version of Cinebench takes into account recent developments in processors with multiple cores and the latest improvements in rendering techniques. The evaluation is ultimately even more relevant.
| PassMark - CPU Mark & single thread | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 1,657 18,551 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 2,052 6,411 |
In single core, the difference is 24%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 189%.
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average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
PassMark is a benchmarking software that performs several performance tests including prime numbers, integers, floating point, compression, physics, extended instructions, encoding, sorting. The higher the score is, the higher is the device capacity.
With Windows:
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Windows | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 3,570 28,219 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 3,825 12,760 |
In single core, the difference is 7%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 121%.
With Linux:
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Linux | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 4,187 38,481 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 4,015 12,433 |
In single core, the difference is 4%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 210%.
Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
Geekbench 4 is a complete benchmark platform with several types of tests, including data compression, images, AES encryption, SQL encoding, HTML, PDF file rendering, matrix computation, Fast Fourier Transform, 3D object simulation, photo editing, memory testing. This allows us to better visualize the respective power of these devices. For each result, we took an average of 250 values on the famous benchmark software.
With Windows:
| Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Windows | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 803 9,197 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 789 3,137 |
In single core, the difference is 2%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 193%.
With Linux:
| Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Linux | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 910 12,086 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 849 3,322 |
In single core, the difference is 7%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 264%.
Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
Geekbench 5 is a software for measuring the performance of a computer system, for fixed devices, mobile devices, servers. This platform makes it possible to better compare the power of the CPU, the computing power and to compare it with similar or totally different systems. Geekbench 5 includes new workloads that represent work tasks and applications that we can find in reality.
With Windows:
| Geekbench 6 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Windows | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 1,192 8,764 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 691 2,412 |
In single core, the difference is 73%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 263%.
With Linux:
| Geekbench 6 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Linux | |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon Silver 4216 | 1,133 8,444 |
| Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 | 707 2,569 |
In single core, the difference is 60%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 229%.
Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above. These scores are only an
average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
Geekbench 6 is a benchmarking platform that is capable of evaluating the performance of a device across multiple operating systems. The software evaluates processor power, with its ability to support different tasks, such as file compression, browsing; GPU computing capabilities, with image editing, video editing, gaming skills, machine learning workloads.
Equivalence:
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 AMD EquivalentIntel Xeon Silver 4216 AMD Equivalent
See also:
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4210Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4210RDual Intel Xeon Silver 4214Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4214RDual Intel Xeon Silver 4215Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4215RDual Intel Xeon Silver 4216Intel Xeon Silver 4210Intel Xeon Silver 4210RIntel Xeon Silver 4214Intel Xeon Silver 4214RIntel Xeon Silver 4215Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
