Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1439

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 15187

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28193 vs 15187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1781

1439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15187

28193

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781	1439
PassMark - CPU mark	15187	28193

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1239	1242
Processor Number	4116T	E5-4650L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$8,685
Price now		$8,684.50
Value for money (0-100)		0.40
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 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 Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)