Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs Silver 4110

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	976	256
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.02	6.84
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)	$1638

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4110 has 120% better value for money than Xeon E7-4890 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 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)	15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads	16	30
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	11 MB	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 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	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 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	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 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 E7-4890 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 E7-4890 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32

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.

E7-4890 v2 outperforms Silver 4110 by 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.60	20.01
Recency	11 July 2017	1 January 2014
Physical cores	8	15
Threads	16	30
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	155 Watt

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