Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116 and Intel Xeon L5520 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 L5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 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
5.3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 144 GB
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1684 vs 969
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25402 vs 4561

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs March 2009
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 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 144 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1684 vs 969
PassMark - CPU mark	25402 vs 4561

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2032 vs 685
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6619 vs 6192

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2032 vs 685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6619 vs 6192

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1684

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25402

4561

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

685

2032

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6192

6619

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1684	969
PassMark - CPU mark	25402	4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685	2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192	6619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	Intel Xeon L5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	July 2017	March 2009
Place in performance rating	1438	1432
Price now	$1,121.16	$12.92
Processor Number	4116	L5520
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.01	100.00
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.26 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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	731 million
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	144 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	60 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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)