Xeon Silver 4210T vs W3690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1220	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.97	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	no data
Current price	$572 (1.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	12	20
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	13.75 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	91 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	24 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	3	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon Silver 4210T.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	1 January 2020
Physical cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	95 Watt

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