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.

 

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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1971 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 1971 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 34047
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 36304 vs 34047

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1971
1935
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34047
36304
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1971 1935
PassMark - CPU mark 34047 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 829 820
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)