Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 or Intel Xeon Silver 4116 - 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 Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116 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 4116 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon Silver (27)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8)
6 Generation 1
Broadwell E Architecture Skylake SP
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 is 2.20 GHz (2.90 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Silver 4116 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4116 is at 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12 Cores 12
24 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 or Intel Xeon Silver 4116 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 115.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
1536 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 is 105 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4116 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011-3 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
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2017
1166 $ Release price 1100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
811 (95%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
856 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
7953 (98%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
8117 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
1002 (97%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1031 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
6528 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
6538 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
14028 (93%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
15157 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
121 (92%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
131 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
1589 (92%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
1722 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
284 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
3520 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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