Intel Xeon Silver 4316 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4316 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4316

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 78°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2135 vs 2123
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53605 vs 33227

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 78°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2135 vs 2123
PassMark - CPU mark	53605 vs 33227

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4316
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2135

2123

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53605

33227

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4316	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2135	2123
PassMark - CPU mark	53605	33227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4316	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1002 - $1012
Place in performance rating	572	123
Processor Number	4316	E5-2697AV4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	2S
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® Identity Protection technology
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)