Intel Xeon Silver 4112 vs Intel Xeon W5590

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4112 and Intel Xeon W5590 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 W5590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1751 vs 1580
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12287 vs 6718

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751 vs 1580
PassMark - CPU mark	12287 vs 6718

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5590

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2806 vs 765
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 10032 vs 3218

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2806 vs 765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	10032 vs 3218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4112
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1751

1580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12287

6718

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

765

2806

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

10032

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon W5590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751	1580
PassMark - CPU mark	12287	6718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	765	2806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3218	10032
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.152

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4112	Intel Xeon W5590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q3'17	August 2009
Place in performance rating	1652	1629
Processor Number	4112	W5590
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$270
Price now		$2,508.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.73
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)