Intel Xeon Silver 4114 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4114 and Intel Xeon E5-2630 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 E5-2630 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4114

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 74°C
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21503 vs 19344

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 74°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21503 vs 19344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 1665

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1723 vs 1665
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	676 vs 675
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5750 vs 5733

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4114
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1665

1723

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21503

19344

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

675

676

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5733

5750

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1665	1723
PassMark - CPU mark	21503	19344
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	675	676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733	5750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1396	1397
Processor Number	4114	E5-2630V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	10	10
Number of threads	20	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		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
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 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	85 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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)