Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 80
  • Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1573
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 91°C vs 80
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1781 vs 1573

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22559 vs 15187
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22559 vs 15187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1781
1573
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15187
22559
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1781 1573
PassMark - CPU mark 15187 22559

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Broadwell
Launch date Q3'17 Q2'16
Place in performance rating 1206 1199
Processor Number 4116T E5-4640V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 91°C 80
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 12 12
Number of threads 24 24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 4S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

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
Idle States
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)