Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs Intel Xeon D-1518

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and Intel Xeon D-1518 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 4116T

Intel Xeon D-1518

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1370
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15187 vs 4562

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781 vs 1370
PassMark - CPU mark	15187 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1518

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1518

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1781

1370

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15187

4562

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	Intel Xeon D-1518
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781	1370
PassMark - CPU mark	15187	4562
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2123
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7908

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	Intel Xeon D-1518
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1206	1207
Processor Number	4116T	D-1518
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
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)