Xeon E5-2698B V3 vs Silver 4309Y

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.11
+18.1%
Xeon E5-2698B V3
2015
16 cores / 32 threads, 135 Watt
10.25

Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms Xeon E5-2698B V3 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking642762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.917.19
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)January 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °C88 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA41892011-3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon E5-2698B V3.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes6440

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 4309Y 12.11
+18.1%
Xeon E5-2698B V3 10.25

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 4309Y 19237
+18.1%
Xeon E5-2698B V3 16287

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.11 10.25
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 10 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon Silver 4309Y has a 18.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2698B V3, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2698B V3 in performance tests.


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