Xeon W-2275 vs Silver 4116

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4116
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
9.32
Xeon W-2275
2019
14 cores / 28 threads, 165 Watt
17.54
+88.2%

Xeon W-2275 outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking823359
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.36no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency10.3810.06
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2428
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature76 °C62 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 4116 9.32
Xeon W-2275 17.54
+88.2%

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 4116 14808
Xeon W-2275 27866
+88.2%

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.

Xeon Silver 4116 912
Xeon W-2275 1623
+78%

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.

Xeon Silver 4116 5771
Xeon W-2275 11213
+94.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.32 17.54
Recency 11 July 2017 1 October 2019
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 24 28
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Silver 4116 has 94.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2275, on the other hand, has a 88.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.

The Xeon W-2275 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4116 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-2275, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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