Xeon E-2456 vs Silver 4210R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4210R
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 100 Watt
9.77
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
15.08
+54.4%

E-2456 outperforms Silver 4210R by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking730432
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.81no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-S
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$511no data
Current price$430 (0.8x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache640 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache10 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210R and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4820

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 4210R 9.77
Xeon E-2456 15.08
+54.4%

E-2456 outperforms Silver 4210R by 54% based on our aggregate 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%

Xeon Silver 4210R 15110
Xeon E-2456 23330
+54.4%

E-2456 outperforms Silver 4210R by 54% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.77 15.08
Recency 24 February 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 20 12
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210R in performance tests.


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