Xeon Silver 4416+ vs E5-2690 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.24
Xeon Silver 4416+
2023
20 cores / 40 threads, 165 Watt
29.09
+138%

Xeon Silver 4416+ outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v4 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking635152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.0272.16
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.5816.68
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$1,186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4416+ has 2289% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2840
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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
SocketFCLGA20114677
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon Silver 4416+.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4080

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 E5-2690 v4 12.24
Xeon Silver 4416+ 29.09
+138%

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 E5-2690 v4 19440
Xeon Silver 4416+ 46208
+138%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.24 29.09
Recency 20 June 2016 10 January 2023
Physical cores 14 20
Threads 28 40
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 22.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4416+, on the other hand, has a 137.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 42.9% more physical cores and 42.9% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4416+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v4 in performance tests.


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