Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Intel Xeon E-2146G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and Intel Xeon E-2146G 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • 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
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34340 vs 13230
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 34340 vs 13230

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2146G

  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2670 vs 1985
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2670 vs 1985

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2146G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1985
2670
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34340
13230
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon E-2146G
PassMark - Single thread mark 1985 2670
PassMark - CPU mark 34340 13230

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon E-2146G

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP) $501 - $511
Place in performance rating 820 814
Processor Number 4310 E-2146G
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 6
Number of threads 24 12
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 80 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 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 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630

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 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5