Xeon Silver 4210R vs E-2236
Aggregated performance score
Silver 4210R outperforms E-2236 by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 769 | 718 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 21.04 | 24.71 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (4 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $284 | $511 |
| Current price | $392 (1.4x MSRP) | $430 (0.8x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4210R has 17% better value for money than Xeon E-2236.
Detailed Specifications
Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 13.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149.6 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R. 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-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | N/A | no data |
| OpenGL | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R.
| 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.
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.
Silver 4210R outperforms E-2236 by 7% based on our aggregated 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%
Silver 4210R outperforms E-2236 by 7% 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%
E-2236 outperforms Silver 4210R by 45% 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%
Silver 4210R outperforms E-2236 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 9.07 | 9.73 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Cost | $284 | $511 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 100 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2236 and Xeon Silver 4210R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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