Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs Intel Xeon E3-1275

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116 and Intel Xeon E3-1275 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Intel Xeon E3-1275

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25330 vs 5516

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs April 2011
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16896 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25330 vs 5516

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1773 vs 1680

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1773 vs 1680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1275

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1680

1773

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25330

5516

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon E3-1275
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680	1773
PassMark - CPU mark	25330	5516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon E3-1275
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	July 2017	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1405	1412
Price now	$1,121.16	$304
Processor Number	4116	E3-1275
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.01	8.09
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$450
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16896 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1160 million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	2S
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support