Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116 and Intel Xeon E5-2692 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1571
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25330 vs 12119

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1571
PassMark - CPU mark	25330 vs 12119

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

Around 82% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	30720 KB (shared) vs 16896 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1680

1571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25330

12119

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680	1571
PassMark - CPU mark	25330	12119
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon E5-2692 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	July 2017	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1406	1411
Price now	$1,121.16
Processor Number	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.01
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 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)	30720 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1400 million
Die size		160 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)