Intel Xeon W-1270P vs Silver 4216

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Combined performance score

Xeon Silver 4216
13.42
+11.1%

Silver 4216 outperforms W-1270P by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking493565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money8.2071.04
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)1 April 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002no data
Current price$1616 (1.6x MSRP)$198
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1270P has 766% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4216.

Technical specs

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache22 MB16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P 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)100 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P. 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+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P. 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 P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
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 4216 and Xeon W-1270P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon W-1270P.

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 4216 13.42
+11.1%
Xeon W-1270P 12.08

Silver 4216 outperforms W-1270P by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Silver 4216 20613
+11.1%
Xeon W-1270P 18553

Silver 4216 outperforms W-1270P by 11% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Silver 4216 1005
Xeon W-1270P 1727
+71.8%

W-1270P outperforms Silver 4216 by 72% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Silver 4216 7680
Xeon W-1270P 8393
+9.3%

W-1270P outperforms Silver 4216 by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.42 12.08
Recency 2 April 2019 1 April 2020
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon Silver 4216 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1270P in performance tests.


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