Xeon Silver 4214R vs W-3235

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3235
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 180 Watt
16.71
+39.9%
Xeon Silver 4214R
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 100 Watt
11.94

Xeon W-3235 outperforms Xeon Silver 4214R by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking410671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.9326.09
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency8.4710.89
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,398$705

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214R has 46% better value for money than Xeon W-3235.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2424
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3324
L1 cache768 KB768 KB
L2 cache12 MB12 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3235 and Xeon Silver 4214R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6448

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 W-3235 16.71
+39.9%
Xeon Silver 4214R 11.94

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 W-3235 25578
+40%
Xeon Silver 4214R 18275

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 W-3235 1447
+17.2%
Xeon Silver 4214R 1235

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 W-3235 10448
+40.6%
Xeon Silver 4214R 7429

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.71 11.94
Recency 3 June 2019 24 February 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon W-3235 has a 39.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Silver 4214R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-3235 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214R in performance tests.


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