Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs E3-1280 v6

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1280 v6
5.88
+2.4%

E3-1280 v6 outperforms Silver 4108 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10131024
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.7319.33
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon Silver
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years old)11 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$612$417
Current price$562 (0.9x MSRP)$123 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4108 has 418% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v6.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.9 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus support8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache8 MB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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.

Xeon E3-1280 v6 5.88
+2.4%
Xeon Silver 4108 5.74

E3-1280 v6 outperforms Silver 4108 by 2% in our combined 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%

Xeon E3-1280 v6 9028
+2.4%
Xeon Silver 4108 8816

E3-1280 v6 outperforms Silver 4108 by 2% 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%

Xeon E3-1280 v6 1000
+15.7%
Xeon Silver 4108 864

E3-1280 v6 outperforms Silver 4108 by 16% 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%

Xeon E3-1280 v6 4099
Xeon Silver 4108 4313
+5.2%

Silver 4108 outperforms E3-1280 v6 by 5% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.88 5.74
Recency 28 March 2017 11 July 2017
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Cost $612 $417
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 85 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon Silver 4108. The differences in performance seem too small.


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