Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4108

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15718 vs 5797
  • Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4727 vs 2837
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 15718 vs 5797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4727 vs 2837

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2059 vs 1630
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 704
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2059 vs 1630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 878 vs 704

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4108
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1630
2059
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15718
5797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
704
878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4727
2837
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1630 2059
PassMark - CPU mark 15718 5797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 704 878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4727 2837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 128.551

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1517 1507
Processor Number 4108 E3-1220V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 1.80 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support