Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Intel Xeon E-2134

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and Intel Xeon E-2134 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 4310

Intel Xeon E-2134

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34393 vs 9319

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34393 vs 9319

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2134

Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2653 vs 1984

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653 vs 1984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2134

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34393

9319

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon E-2134
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2653
PassMark - CPU mark	34393	9319

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon E-2134
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	873	869
Processor Number	4310	E-2134
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)