Intel Xeon Silver 4109T vs Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4109T and Intel Xeon E5-2430L 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4109T

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4109T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 69°C
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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1445 vs 1374

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445 vs 1374

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 70 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 10348

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 10348

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1374

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10348

12183

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445	1374
PassMark - CPU mark	10348	12183

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1548	1554
Processor Number	4109T	E5-2430LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		1
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
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)	70 Watt	60 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® 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)