Xeon W-3175X vs Silver 4116

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4116
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
9.32
Xeon W-3175X
2018
28 cores / 56 threads, 255 Watt
27.01
+190%

Xeon W-3175X outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking823183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.3616.44
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency10.3810.02
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)19 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002$2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3175X has 207% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4116.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads2456
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2131
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature76 °C85 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X 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)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt255 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 4116 9.32
Xeon W-3175X 27.01
+190%

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 4116 14808
Xeon W-3175X 42900
+190%

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 4116 912
Xeon W-3175X 1466
+60.7%

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 4116 5771
Xeon W-3175X 14191
+146%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.32 27.01
Recency 11 July 2017 19 December 2018
Physical cores 12 28
Threads 24 56
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 255 Watt

Xeon Silver 4116 has 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3175X, on the other hand, has a 189.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

The Xeon W-3175X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4116 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4116 and Xeon W-3175X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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