Xeon Silver 4112 vs E5-2650

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.64
+14.3%
Xeon Silver 4112
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
4.06

Xeon E5-2650 outperforms Xeon Silver 4112 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12781403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.343.17
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency4.624.52
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$91$473

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 has 5% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4112.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature77 °C76 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size384 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Xeon Silver 4112.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 E5-2650 4.64
+14.3%
Xeon Silver 4112 4.06

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.

Xeon E5-2650 7370
+14.3%
Xeon Silver 4112 6446

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.

Xeon E5-2650 397
Xeon Silver 4112 953
+140%

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.

Xeon E5-2650 2455
Xeon Silver 4112 3592
+46.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.64 4.06
Recency 6 March 2012 11 July 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4112, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 11.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4112 in performance tests.


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