Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon E3-1246 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

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 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12244 vs 7292

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12244 vs 7292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2216 vs 1749
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 918 vs 765
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3473 vs 3218

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2216 vs 1749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918 vs 765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3473 vs 3218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

2216

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12244

7292

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

765

918

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

3473

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	2216
PassMark - CPU mark	12244	7292
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765	918
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218	3473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		45.851

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1657	1668
Processor Number	4112	E3-1246V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
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)	85 Watt	84 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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® My WiFi technology
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		20
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
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