Opteron 6212 vs Xeon Silver 4410T
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4410T outperforms Opteron 6212 by a whopping 587% 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 | 500 | 2001 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.22 | 0.29 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 4.38 | 0.83 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Interlagos (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 14 November 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $624 | $266 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4410T has 7217% better value for money than Opteron 6212.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 26.25 MB | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212 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 | 4 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4000 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4410T and Opteron 6212.
| PCIe version | 5 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.45 | 2.25 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 14 November 2011 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 115 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4410T has a 586.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 25% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
Opteron 6212, on the other hand, has 30.4% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Silver 4410T is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 6212 in performance tests.
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