Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2329 vs 1675
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1005 vs 685

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2329 vs 1675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1005 vs 685

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25538 vs 7408
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6192 vs 3597

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25538 vs 7408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192 vs 3597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2329

1675

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7408

25538

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1005

685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3597

6192

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
PassMark - Single thread mark	2329	1675
PassMark - CPU mark	7408	25538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1005	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3597	6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'14	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1296	1317
Processor Number	E3-1281V3	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,121.16
Value for money (0-100)		4.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	24
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		16896 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt	85 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)