3015e vs Xeon Silver 4108
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4108 outperforms 3015e by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1070 | 1938 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.32 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Pollock (Zen) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $417 | no data |
| Current price | $113 (0.3x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e 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) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | DDR4-1600 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e 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 Silver 4108 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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 Silver 4108 outperforms 3015e by 228% 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%
Xeon Silver 4108 outperforms 3015e by 227% 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 Silver 4108 outperforms 3015e by 60% 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 Silver 4108 outperforms 3015e by 339% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.74 | 1.75 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 4 August 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 6 Watt |
The Xeon Silver 4108 is our recommended choice as it beats the 3015e in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4108 is a server/workstation processor while 3015e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4108 and 3015e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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