Intel Xeon Silver 4114 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4114 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 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 E5-2470

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4114

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1667 vs 1410
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21433 vs 14464

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1667 vs 1410
PassMark - CPU mark	21433 vs 14464

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4114
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1667

1410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21433

14464

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-2470
PassMark - Single thread mark	1667	1410
PassMark - CPU mark	21433	14464
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	675
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-2470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1390	1382
Processor Number	4114	E5-2470
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,480
Price now		$316.72
Value for money (0-100)		9.36
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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
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)