Intel Xeon Silver 4109T vs Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4109T and Intel Xeon E5-2603 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 4109T

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4109T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1445 vs 991
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10348 vs 5017

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445 vs 991
PassMark - CPU mark	10348 vs 5017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

991

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10348

5017

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445	991
PassMark - CPU mark	10348	5017
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5459

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1444	1448
Processor Number	4109T	E5-2603V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$240
Price now		$39.09
Value for money (0-100)		28.38
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
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)