Intel Xeon Silver 4310T vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310T and Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	10 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	768 KB vs 640 KB
L3 cache	30 MB vs 15 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2288
PassMark - CPU mark	20973
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310T	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Haswell-EP
Launch date	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$555
Place in performance rating	872	887
Processor Number	4310T	E5-2678 v3
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	640 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	15 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Number of cores		12
Number of threads		24
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)