Xeon D-1733NT vs Silver 4215
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1733NT outperforms Xeon Silver 4215 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 838 | 812 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.12 | 16.70 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $794 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 15 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCBGA2227 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 53 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT. 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® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.09 | 9.35 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 1 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 53 Watt |
Xeon D-1733NT has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 60.4% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon D-1733NT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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