i9-10900 vs Xeon Silver 4214

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4214
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
10.24
Core i9-10900
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
12.44
+21.5%

Core i9-10900 outperforms Xeon Silver 4214 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking763626
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.76no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency11.3918.10
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$694no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900. 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 Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900.

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 4214 10.24
i9-10900 12.44
+21.5%

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 4214 16273
i9-10900 19759
+21.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Silver 4214 1009
i9-10900 1727
+71.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Silver 4214 6439
i9-10900 8436
+31%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.24 12.44
Recency 2 April 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 20
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214 has 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

i9-10900, on the other hand, has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4214 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-10900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i9-10900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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