Xeon Silver 4314 vs E5-2699R v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	283
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.82
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,560	no data
Current price	$49 (0x MSRP)	$6417

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	44	32
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	5.5 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	55 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	86 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	86 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 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 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699R v4 and Xeon Silver 4314.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 October 2016	6 April 2021
Physical cores	22	16
Threads	44	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	135 Watt

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