Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Silver series. To use the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
Family: Intel Xeon Silver
Group: Intel Xeon Silver 4200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R is 3.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 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: 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.8 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 130 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): 130 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R 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: Q1/2020
Release price: 794 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.0 GHz
15133
15133
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
15088
15088
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
15067
15067
Intel Core i9-10900TE
10C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
15036
15036
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
15021
15021

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Silver 4210
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
7729
7729
Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
7680
7680
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7658
7658
Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7651
7651
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
7647
7647

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
1061
1061
Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1058
1058