Xeon w9-3475X vs Silver 4114

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	839	49
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.55	18.08
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$694	no data
Current price	$88 (0.1x MSRP)	$3918

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4114 has 3% better value for money than Xeon w9-3475X.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X 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	10 (Deca-Core)	36
Threads	20	72
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	82.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Xeon w9-3475X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	112

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.

w9-3475X outperforms Silver 4114 by 397% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.50	42.21
Recency	11 July 2017	1 January 2023
Physical cores	10	36
Threads	20	72
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	300 Watt

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