Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 4116

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25330 vs 21232
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 685 vs 660
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6192 vs 6091

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs September 2013
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25330 vs 21232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685 vs 660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192 vs 6091

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 76°C
Around 52% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 1680

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 76°C
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 16896 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 1680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1680

1785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25330

21232

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

685

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6192

6091

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680	1785
PassMark - CPU mark	25330	21232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192	6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	July 2017	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1408	1412
Price now	$1,121.16	$401.11
Processor Number	4116	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.01	11.60
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.80 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)	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1400 million
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S 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® 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
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)