Xeon Silver 4314 vs E5-2695 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2695 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 120 Watt
12.04
Xeon Silver 4314
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 135 Watt
18.24
+51.5%

Xeon Silver 4314 outperforms Xeon E5-2695 v4 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking645331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.52no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency9.4912.78
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,424no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3632
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data86 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1.5 TB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2695 v4 and Xeon Silver 4314.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4064

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 E5-2695 v4 12.04
Xeon Silver 4314 18.24
+51.5%

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 E5-2695 v4 19119
Xeon Silver 4314 28977
+51.6%

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 E5-2695 v4 954
Xeon Silver 4314 1292
+35.4%

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 E5-2695 v4 7312
Xeon Silver 4314 9441
+29.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.04 18.24
Recency 20 June 2016 6 April 2021
Physical cores 18 16
Threads 36 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon E5-2695 v4 has 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4314, on the other hand, has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2695 v4 in performance tests.


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