Xeon E-2124 vs Silver 4110

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.44
+47.4%
Xeon E-2124
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 71 Watt
4.37

Xeon Silver 4110 outperforms Xeon E-2124 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10591358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.8415.12
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency7.175.74
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)31 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 159% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4110.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Silver 4110 6.44
+47.4%
Xeon E-2124 4.37

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 Silver 4110 10226
+47.4%
Xeon E-2124 6939

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 Silver 4110 803
Xeon E-2124 1459
+81.7%

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 Silver 4110 4585
+16.5%
Xeon E-2124 3934

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.44 4.37
Recency 11 July 2017 31 May 2018
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 71 Watt

Xeon Silver 4110 has a 47.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon E-2124, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 19.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4110 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2124 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E-2124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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