Processor U300 vs Xeon Silver 4214R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4214R outperforms Processor U300 by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 934 | 1425 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.70 | 17.58 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 4.22 | 14.10 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $705 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Processor U300 has 208% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4214R.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 55 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.99 | 5.01 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 5 |
| Threads | 24 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4214R has a 99.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 140% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Silver 4214R is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Processor U300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4214R is a server/workstation processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.
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