Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 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 E5-2620 v4

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1684

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1684

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 74°C
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25402 vs 15895
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 685 vs 643
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6192 vs 4621

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 74°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25402 vs 15895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685 vs 643
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192 vs 4621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1684

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15895

25402

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

643

685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4621

6192

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1684
PassMark - CPU mark	15895	25402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	643	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4621	6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1630	1438
Processor Number	E5-2620V4	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	24
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		16896 KB (shared)
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)