Xeon E-2336 vs Silver 4215

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
9.09
Xeon E-2336
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.37
+14.1%

Xeon E-2336 outperforms Xeon Silver 4215 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking845754
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.23no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency10.1215.10
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$794no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336 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 4215 and Xeon E-2336. 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, Intel® AVX-512
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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4844

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 4215 9.09
Xeon E-2336 10.37
+14.1%

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 4215 14439
Xeon E-2336 16467
+14%

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 4215 1030
Xeon E-2336 2048
+98.8%

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 4215 6610
Xeon E-2336 7454
+12.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.09 10.37
Recency 2 April 2019 8 September 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2336, on the other hand, has a 14.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2336 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215 in performance tests.


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