Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19398 vs 8029

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19398 vs 8029

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1789

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1789

2245

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19398

8029

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789	2245
PassMark - CPU mark	19398	8029
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Silver
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	1049	1061
Processor Number	4208	E3-1245V5
Series	4200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4