Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs E-2136

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Combined performance score

Xeon E-2136
8.76
+18.4%

E-2136 outperforms Silver 4208 by 18% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking779867
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money18.2613.31
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon Silver
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date12 July 2018 (5 years old)2 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$284$417
Current price$340 (1.2x MSRP)$459 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2136 has 37% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4208.

Technical specs

Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB8 MB
L3 cache12 MB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4208.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 E-2136 8.76
+18.4%
Xeon Silver 4208 7.40

E-2136 outperforms Silver 4208 by 18% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E-2136 13451
+18.3%
Xeon Silver 4208 11371

E-2136 outperforms Silver 4208 by 18% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2136 1552
+60.5%
Xeon Silver 4208 967

E-2136 outperforms Silver 4208 by 60% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2136 6375
+28.3%
Xeon Silver 4208 4968

E-2136 outperforms Silver 4208 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.76 7.40
Recency 12 July 2018 2 April 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Cost $284 $417
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 85 Watt

The Xeon E-2136 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.


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