Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Silver 4112

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4112
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
4.06
Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92
+21.2%

Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Xeon Silver 4112 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14151242
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.01no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency4.525.48
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$473no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C73 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® 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-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 4112 4.06
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4.92
+21.2%

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 4112 6446
Xeon E5-2620 v3 7813
+21.2%

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 4112 953
+0.2%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 951

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 4112 3592
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4129
+14.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.06 4.92
Recency 11 July 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

Xeon Silver 4112 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2620 v3, on the other hand, has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon E5-2620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4112 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4112 and Xeon E5-2620 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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