Intel Pentium B980 | Intel Xeon Silver 4116T | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium B980 or Intel Xeon Silver 4116T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Pentium B980 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B980 was released in Q2/2012. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T was released in Q3/2017. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Intel Xeon Silver (32) |
Intel Pentium 900 (10) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) |
3 | Generation | 1 |
Sandy Bridge U | Architecture | Skylake SP |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium B980 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium B980 is 2.40 GHz while the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T is at 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium B980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4116T |
2 | Cores | 12 |
2 | Threads | 24 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium B980 or Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | no iGPU |
0.65 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
1.15 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
6 | GPU Generation | -- |
32 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
6 | Compute units | -- |
48 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
10.1 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | no iGPU |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
No | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium B980 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 115.2 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium B980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4116T |
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium B980 is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium B980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4116T |
35 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 85 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
85 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium B980 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium B980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4116T |
32 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
PGA 988 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2012 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 1100 $ |
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
@ 0.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium B980 | Intel Xeon Silver 4116T |
Unknown | Unknown |