Intel Xeon Silver 4109T vs Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4109T and Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3 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, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4109T

  • 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
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10348 vs 6290
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 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10348 vs 6290

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 70 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 1445
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2149 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1445
2149
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10348
6290
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4109T Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1445 2149
PassMark - CPU mark 10348 6290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2853

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4109T Intel Xeon E3-1275L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Haswell
Launch date Q3'17 Q2'14
Place in performance rating 1548 1536
Processor Number 4109T E3-1275LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3.90 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
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 1333/1600
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 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B

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)
Anti-Theft technology
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® 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
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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

Execution Units 10
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3