Intel Xeon Silver 4110 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4110 and Intel Xeon L5520 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 L5520

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
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1654 vs 969
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17216 vs 4561

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1654 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	17216 vs 4561

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2032 vs 685
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6619 vs 4874

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2032 vs 685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6619 vs 4874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4110
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1654

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17216

4561

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

685

2032

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4874

6619

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4110	Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1654	969
PassMark - CPU mark	17216	4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685	2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4874	6619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4110	Intel Xeon L5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1596	1432
Processor Number	4110	L5520
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$12.92
Value for money (0-100)		100.00
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	60 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)