Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214

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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon Silver 4214

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 or Intel Xeon Silver 4214 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
4 Generation 2
Haswell S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4114
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.50 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a TDP of 80 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4214 is 85 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4214 cache has a total of 16.50 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2019
190 $ Release price 702 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 (34%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
946 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
912 (96%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3342 (36%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
9327 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1162 (99%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1172 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5199 (32%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
16079 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3364 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1416 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
517 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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