Intel Xeon Silver 4114 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4114 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 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 4114

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4114

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 69°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21503 vs 7375
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5733 vs 3659

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21503 vs 7375
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733 vs 3659

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2219 vs 1665
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 862 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2219 vs 1665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862 vs 675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4114
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1665

2219

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21503

7375

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

675

862

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5733

3659

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1665	2219
PassMark - CPU mark	21503	7375
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	675	862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733	3659

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1392	1387
Processor Number	4114	E5-1620V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
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 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 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	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S 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® 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® 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)