Xeon Gold 6210U vs E-2136

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	824	289
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.39	14.50
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	12 July 2018 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	$1,500
Current price	$311 (1.1x MSRP)	$1474 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2136 has 34% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6210U.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	12	40
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	86 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6210U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Gold 6210U outperforms E-2136 by 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.70	18.69
Recency	12 July 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	20
Threads	12	40
Cost	$284	$1500
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

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