Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon Silver 4116T 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 4208

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18023 vs 15187

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18023 vs 15187

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
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1740

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781 vs 1740

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1740

1781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18023

15187

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740	1781
PassMark - CPU mark	18023	15187

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Silver
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	1189	1202
Processor Number	4208	4116T
Series	4200	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 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	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		91°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)