Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3116 vs 2322
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44678 vs 8407

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3116 vs 2322
PassMark - CPU mark	44678 vs 8407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
43690.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3116

2322

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44678

8407

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	3116	2322
PassMark - CPU mark	44678	8407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Skylake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$573	$612
Place in performance rating	255	282
Processor Number	4410Y	E3-1280V5
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$690.01
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	16
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		None
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		N / A
Max resolution over eDP		N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A