Xeon Silver 4209T vs E3-1505M v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1265	1000
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.68	15.14
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency	9.91	9.44
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$623	$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4209T has 801% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505M v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	22
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	11 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	91 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T 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 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T. 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	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics P630	no data
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Xeon Silver 4209T.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.71	6.98
Recency	3 January 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt

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