Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 and Intel Xeon Silver 4316 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57307 vs 53687

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	37.5 MB vs 30 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57307 vs 53687

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4316

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 15
10 more threads: 40 vs 30
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 2010

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 15
Number of threads	40 vs 30
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150 vs 2010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4316

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2010

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57307

53687

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon Silver 4316
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	57307	53687

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	Intel Xeon Silver 4316
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q1'14	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	419	411
Processor Number	E7-8895V2	4316
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1002 - $1012
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	37.5 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	15	20
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30	40
L1 cache		1.25 MB
L2 cache		20 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	6 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4-2667
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	150 Watt
Sockets supported		FCLGA4189
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)