Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 E7-8857 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1985 vs 1935

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1985 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 34340

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 34340

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1985

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34340

36304

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1985	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	34340	36304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	820	817
Processor Number	4310	E7-8857V2
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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® 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® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)