Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon E5-2620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon E5-2620 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, 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 E5-2620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
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
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1751 vs 1132
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12287 vs 9796
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 765 vs 451
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3218 vs 2805

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751 vs 1132
PassMark - CPU mark	12287 vs 9796
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765 vs 451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218 vs 2805

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 77.4°C vs 76°C

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77.4°C vs 76°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1751

1132

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12287

9796

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

765

451

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

2805

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-2620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751	1132
PassMark - CPU mark	12287	9796
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765	451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218	2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.286
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		35.214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-2620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1677	1690
Processor Number	4112	E5-2620
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$36
Price now		$34.65
Value for money (0-100)		67.37
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	77.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 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 800/1066/1333
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 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 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)