Intel Xeon Silver 4110 vs Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4110 and Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 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 4110

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4110

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
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17277 vs 11689
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4874 vs 3176

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17277 vs 11689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4874 vs 3176

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 80.2°C vs 77°C
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1934 vs 1623
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 775 vs 685

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	80.2°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1934 vs 1623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	775 vs 685

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4110
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1623

1934

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17277

11689

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

685

775

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4874

3176

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4110	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623	1934
PassMark - CPU mark	17277	11689
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685	775
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4874	3176

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4110	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1579	1581
Processor Number	4110	E5-2623V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	80.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–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	DDR4 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	105 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
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® 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® 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)