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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
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Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon Silver 4210

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 or Intel Xeon Silver 4210? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    886 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    744 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    261 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    515 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    77 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    439 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    205 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    85 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Silver 4210 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    220 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow Intel Xeon Silver 4200
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Xeon Silver
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Xeon Silver 4110
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 2.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Silver 4210 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    130 W left arrow 85 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    25 MB left arrow 13.75 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

16394.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
15879.000000
Intel Xeon Silver 4210

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