Intel Xeon Silver 4316 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4316 and Intel Xeon E5-2450 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4316
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
- 24 more threads: 40 vs 16
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 80°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
- 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 10x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 16x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 384 GB
- Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2135 vs 1668
- 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53605 vs 16584
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 6 Apr 2021 vs September 2013 |
| Number of cores | 20 vs 8 |
| Number of threads | 40 vs 16 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 84°C vs 80°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm vs 22 nm |
| L1 cache | 1.25 MB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB vs 20480 KB (shared) |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB vs 384 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2135 vs 1668 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 53605 vs 16584 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
- Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 150 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4316
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
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| Name | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 | Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2135 | 1668 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 53605 | 16584 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2856 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 17874 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Xeon Silver 4316 | Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Ice Lake | Ivy Bridge EN |
| Launch date | 6 Apr 2021 | September 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1002 - $1012 | |
| Place in performance rating | 572 | 577 |
| Processor Number | 4316 | E5-2450V2 |
| Series | 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.30 GHz | 2.50 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1.25 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 20480 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 84°C | 80°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.40 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Number of cores | 20 | 8 |
| Number of threads | 40 | 16 |
| Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links | 2 | |
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
| Die size | 160 mm | |
| Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
| Transistor count | 1400 million | |
| VID voltage range | 0.65-1.30V | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 8 | 3 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | 384 GB |
| Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | |
Compatibility |
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| Package Size | 77.5mm x 56.5mm | 45mm x 42.5mm |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA4189 | FCLGA1356 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 64 | 24 |
| PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Scalability | 2S | 2S Only |
| PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
