Xeon 7120N vs Silver 4208

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	919	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.51	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Tulsa (2006)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	August 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	no data
Current price	$254 (0.6x MSRP)	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	0 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	60 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1328 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.1V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	PPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon 7120N.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt

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