Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Silver series. To use the Intel Xeon Silver 4208, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Family: Intel Xeon Silver
Group: Intel Xeon Silver 4200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.3 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 85 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 85 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 11.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 11.0 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 422 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
11214
11214
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
11165
11165
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
11134
11134
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
11087
11087
Intel Core i7-1195G7
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
11065
11065

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1195G7
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
5710
5710
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
5688
5688
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
5639
5639
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
5623
5623
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
5622
5622

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-11300H
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
5498
5498
Intel Xeon D-2141I
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
5489
5489
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
5483
5483
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
5482
5482
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
5422
5422

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
1198
1198
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
1196
1196
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1189
1189
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.6 GHz
1188
1188
Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1186
1186

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
884
884
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
883
883
Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
881
881
Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz
880
880
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
875
875