Intel Xeon Silver 4116T: specs and benchmarks

Summary
Intel started Intel Xeon Silver 4116T sales 11 July 2017. This is Skylake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3000 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA3647 processor with a TDP of 85 Watt. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 17.32 percent of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 7763.
General info
Of Xeon Silver 4116T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Technical specs
Basic processor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4116T compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4116T's memory controller.
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Silver 4116T. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario.
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Xeon Silver 4116T is for a gaming PC, compared with system requirements of some popular titles. Remember that sometimes official hardware requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Xeon Silver 4116T performance compared to nearest competitors among server CPUs.