Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and Intel Xeon E5-2440 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 E5-2440 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4108

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1689 vs 1313
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15974 vs 13818

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1689 vs 1313
PassMark - CPU mark	15974 vs 13818

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 77°C

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 77°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4108
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1689

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15974

13818

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1689	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	15974	13818
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4727

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	Intel Xeon E5-2440 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1569	1565
Processor Number	4108	E5-2440V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$509.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.44
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	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® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)