Xeon w3-2423 vs Silver 4116T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	749	748
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	15 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket P	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4116T and Xeon w3-2423.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	15 February 2023
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	120 Watt

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