Intel Xeon Silver 4310T vs Intel Xeon E-2124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310T and Intel Xeon E-2124 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 4310T

Intel Xeon E-2124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
10x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
40x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20607 vs 6892

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs May 2018
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20607 vs 6892

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2503 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2503 vs 2089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

2503

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20607

6892

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	Intel Xeon E-2124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	2503
PassMark - CPU mark	20607	6892

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	Intel Xeon E-2124
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	May 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$555
Place in performance rating	971	979
Processor Number	4310T	E-2124
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		126 mm
Number of cores		4
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1400 million
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)	105 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)