Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon E5-2603

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 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 4112

Intel Xeon E5-2603

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 871
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12244 vs 4323

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 871
PassMark - CPU mark	12244 vs 4323

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1771 vs 765
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5271 vs 3218

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1771 vs 765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5271 vs 3218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2603

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12244

4323

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

765

1771

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

5271

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-2603
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	871
PassMark - CPU mark	12244	4323
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765	1771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218	5271

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-2603
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1658	1632
Processor Number	4112	E5-2603
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$207
Price now		$27.84
Value for money (0-100)		37.88
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	70.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 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		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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
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)