Xeon Gold 6250 vs Silver 4210T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	496
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.84
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	no data	$4100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
L3 cache	13.75 MB	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	60 °C
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250 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.

Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250. 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	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4210T and Xeon Gold 6250.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

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