Xeon X5680 vs Silver 4116

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	756	1276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.61	0.14
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	14 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,002	$172
Current price	$138 (0.1x MSRP)	$70 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4116 has 23907% better value for money than Xeon X5680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	239 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680. 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® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680 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 X5680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	288 GB
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	32 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon X5680.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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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.

Silver 4116 outperforms X5680 by 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.48	4.42
Recency	11 July 2017	14 February 2010
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Cost	$1002	$172
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

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