Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs Silver 4110

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.66
Xeon E7-4890 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 155 Watt
20.14
+202%

Xeon E7-4890 v2 outperforms Xeon Silver 4110 by a whopping 202% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1045288
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.24no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.1711.90
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads1630
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache11 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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)4
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2 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 E7-4890 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4832

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 6.66
Xeon E7-4890 v2 20.14
+202%

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 10233
Xeon E7-4890 v2 30946
+202%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.66 20.14
Recency 11 July 2017 1 January 2014
Physical cores 8 15
Threads 16 30
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 155 Watt

Xeon Silver 4110 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 82.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-4890 v2, on the other hand, has a 202.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 87.5% more physical cores and 87.5% more threads.

The Xeon E7-4890 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon E7-4890 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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