Xeon Silver 4112 vs E-2124

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2124
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 71 Watt
4.37
+7.6%
Xeon Silver 4112
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
4.06

Xeon E-2124 outperforms Xeon Silver 4112 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13581415
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.103.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency5.744.52
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date12 July 2018 (6 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193$473

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 402% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4112.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)71 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 E-2124 4.37
+7.6%
Xeon Silver 4112 4.06

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 E-2124 6939
+7.6%
Xeon Silver 4112 6446

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E-2124 1459
+53.1%
Xeon Silver 4112 953

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E-2124 3934
+9.5%
Xeon Silver 4112 3592

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 4.06
Recency 12 July 2018 11 July 2017
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 71 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E-2124 has a 7.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 19.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4112, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Silver 4112, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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