Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 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 E5-2660 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 75°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 1423
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 765 vs 605

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 1423
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765 vs 605

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18491 vs 12244
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5451 vs 3218

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18491 vs 12244
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5451 vs 3218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

1423

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12244

18491

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

765

605

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

5451

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	1423
PassMark - CPU mark	12244	18491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218	5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1658	1650
Processor Number	4112	E5-2660V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$850
Price now		$275.51
Value for money (0-100)		14.39
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	8	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
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
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® 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
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)