Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon E5-4607 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 E5-4607 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
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 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1762 vs 1378
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12390 vs 7557

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1762 vs 1378
PassMark - CPU mark	12390 vs 7557

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 76°C

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 76°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1762

1378

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12390

7557

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1762	1378
PassMark - CPU mark	12390	7557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	1559	1577
Processor Number	4112	E5-4607V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5 mm x 45 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Demand Based Switching
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)