Xeon Silver 4108 vs E5-2680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4108 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	630	1067
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.57	19.87
Market segment	Workstation	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Silver
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	$417
Current price	$126 (0.1x MSRP)	$112 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 44% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4108.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	9.6 GT/s / QPI	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	11 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 configuration	2	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4108. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4108 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4108. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon Silver 4108.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

E5-2680 v4 outperforms Silver 4108 by 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.51	5.74
Recency	10 March 2016	11 July 2017
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Cost	$1745	$417
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	85 Watt

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