Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 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 E5-4610 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 1144

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 1144

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 76°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15084 vs 12244

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79 vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15084 vs 12244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

1144

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12244

15084

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	1144
PassMark - CPU mark	12244	15084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1657	1666
Processor Number	4112	E5-4610V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	79
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of threads	8	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	105 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
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)