Xeon Silver 4110 vs i7-990X EE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-990X EE
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
3.77
Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.86
+55.4%

Xeon Silver 4110 outperforms Core i7-990X EE by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15881244
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.04
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency1.232.91
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release dateno data11 July 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cacheno data11 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA-1366FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon Silver 4110.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

i7-990X EE 3.77
Xeon Silver 4110 5.86
+55.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i7-990X EE 6624
Xeon Silver 4110 10306
+55.6%
Samples: 107

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.77 5.86
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Silver 4110 has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 52.9% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4110 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-990X EE in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-990X EE is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4110 is a server/workstation one.

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