Xeon E5-4657L v2 vs Silver 4110
Aggregate performance score
E5-4657L v2 outperforms Silver 4110 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 976 | 906 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 15.01 | 5.07 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Series | Intel Xeon Silver | no data |
Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | no data |
Release date | 11 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $501 | no data |
Current price | $178 (0.4x MSRP) | $74 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4110 has 196% better value for money than Xeon E5-4657L v2.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
Threads | 16 | 24 |
Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 8 MB | no data |
L3 cache | 11 MB | 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | 81 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2 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) | 4 |
Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA2011 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2. 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 | Intel® AVX |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | no data |
vPro | + | no data |
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 | + |
Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 768 GB |
Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 59.7 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | 40 |
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.
E5-4657L v2 outperforms Silver 4110 by 14% 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%
E5-4657L v2 outperforms Silver 4110 by 14% 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%
Silver 4110 outperforms E5-4657L v2 by 34% 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%
E5-4657L v2 outperforms Silver 4110 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 6.60 | 7.51 |
Recency | 11 July 2017 | 1 January 2014 |
Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
Threads | 16 | 24 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 115 Watt |
The Xeon E5-4657L v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E5-4657L v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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