Xeon E-2234 vs Silver 4208

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+23%
Xeon E-2234
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 71 Watt
5.74

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Xeon E-2234 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10031134
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.0624.41
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency7.867.65
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 35% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4208.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2136
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Silver 4208 7.06
+23%
Xeon E-2234 5.74

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 11215
+23.1%
Xeon E-2234 9114

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 5.74
Recency 2 April 2019 29 May 2019
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 71 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon E-2234, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 19.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2234 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E-2234, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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