Opteron 6378 vs Xeon Silver 4110

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.44
+73.6%
Opteron 6378
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
3.71

Xeon Silver 4110 outperforms Opteron 6378 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Opteron 6378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10601494
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.801.41
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.173.05
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)5 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501$396

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4110 has 311% better value for money than Opteron 6378.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4110 and Opteron 6378 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB768 KB
L2 cache8 MB16 MB
L3 cache11 MB8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Opteron 6378 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)4
SocketFCLGA3647G34
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Opteron 6378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4110 and Opteron 6378 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 4110 and Opteron 6378 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 4110 and Opteron 6378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Opteron 6378.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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 4110 6.44
+73.6%
Opteron 6378 3.71

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 Silver 4110 10226
+73.6%
Opteron 6378 5889

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.44 3.71
Recency 11 July 2017 5 November 2012
Physical cores 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon Silver 4110 has a 73.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 35.3% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6378, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Xeon Silver 4110 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6378 in performance tests.


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