Xeon Silver 4110 vs E-2136
Aggregate performance score
E-2136 outperforms Silver 4110 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 824 | 978 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.41 | 17.04 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | Intel Xeon Silver |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 12 July 2018 (5 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $284 | $501 |
| Current price | $311 (1.1x MSRP) | $157 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2136 has 14% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4110.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2136 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 77 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2136 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 configuration | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
E-2136 outperforms Silver 4110 by 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
E-2136 outperforms Silver 4110 by 32% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
E-2136 outperforms Silver 4110 by 93% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
E-2136 outperforms Silver 4110 by 40% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.70 | 6.58 |
| Recency | 12 July 2018 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Cost | $284 | $501 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 85 Watt |
The Xeon E-2136 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Silver 4110, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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