Xeon E5-1603 v3 vs Silver 4210

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4210
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
8.51
+205%
Xeon E5-1603 v3
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 140 Watt
2.79

Xeon Silver 4210 outperforms Xeon E5-1603 v3 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8871681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.52no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency9.471.89
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache640 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache10 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C67 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.65–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 4210 8.51
+205%
Xeon E5-1603 v3 2.79

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 4210 13520
+205%
Xeon E5-1603 v3 4427

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.51 2.79
Recency 2 April 2019 8 September 2014
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon Silver 4210 has a 205% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 64.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1603 v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4210 and Xeon E5-1603 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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