Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 and Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 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 4314

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 3 TB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 2104

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 3 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192 vs 2104

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48879 vs 46348

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48879 vs 46348

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2192

2104

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46348

48879

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192	2104
PassMark - CPU mark	46348	48879

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4314	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	574	580
Processor Number	4314	E7-8891V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	165 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® 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® 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)