Intel Xeon E-2356G vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210

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Intel Xeon E-2356G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon Silver 4210

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G and the Intel Xeon Silver 4210 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G 6 core processor released in Q3/2021 with the Intel Xeon Silver 4210 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Xeon E-2300 (10) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
3 Generation 2
Rocket Lake S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4110
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2356G is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Silver 4210 clocks with 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4210
6 Cores 10
12 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4210
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics P750 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P750 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E-2356G, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4210 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4210
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 13.75 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Silver 4210 is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4210
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has 15.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Silver 4210 is at 13.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4210
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1200 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
Q3/2021 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 505 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 (51%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 (85%)

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 E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1726 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
892 (52%)

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 E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8326 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
7729 (93%)

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 E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2289 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1145 (50%)

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 E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8864 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
6728 (76%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
13924 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon Silver 4210
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