Intel Xeon Silver 4210 vs Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5

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Intel Xeon Silver 4210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4210 and the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4210 10 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
2 Generation 5
Cascade Lake Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon Silver 4110 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4210 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 clocks with 2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 Silver 4210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 72
-- Shader 576
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.0

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 Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Silver 4210, while the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
13.75 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Silver 4210 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4210 has 13.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
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
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1440
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
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2016
505 $ Release price 679 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 (85%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4210 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 (59%)

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 Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
892 (84%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1058 (100%)

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 Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
7729 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4186 (54%)

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 Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1145 (85%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1348 (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 Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
6728 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4389 (65%)

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 Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
13924 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7972 (57%)

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 Silver 4210 Intel Xeon Silver 4210
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.05 GHz
1210 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4210 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
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