Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 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 Silver 4108

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4108

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 87 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15974 vs 6315
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4727 vs 3289

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 87 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15974 vs 6315
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4727 vs 3289

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1689
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 860 vs 704

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 1689
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860 vs 704

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4108
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1689

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15974

6315

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

704

860

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4727

3289

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1689	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	15974	6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	704	860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4727	3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1569	1566
Processor Number	4108	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	87 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)