Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 vs Silver 4208

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Combined performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
7.40
+8.3%

Silver 4208 outperforms E5-2630L v4 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking867915
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money13.312.62
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$612
Current price$459 (1.1x MSRP)$16.50 (0x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4208 has 408% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630L v4.

Technical specs

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus supportno data2 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MB2.5 MB
L3 cache11 MB25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C62 °C
Number of transistorsno data3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s68.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 4208 7.40
+8.3%
Xeon E5-2630L v4 6.83

Silver 4208 outperforms E5-2630L v4 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Silver 4208 11371
+8.4%
Xeon E5-2630L v4 10491

Silver 4208 outperforms E5-2630L v4 by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.40 6.83
Recency 2 April 2019 20 June 2016
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Cost $417 $612
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 55 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon E5-2630L v4. The differences in performance seem too small.


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