Xeon E5-2696 V3 vs Silver 4314

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4314
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 135 Watt
18.24
+31.8%
Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.84

Xeon Silver 4314 outperforms Xeon E5-2696 V3 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking331537
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.799.03
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3236
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)86 °C77 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA41892011-3
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4314 and Xeon E5-2696 V3.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes6440

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 4314 18.24
+31.8%
Xeon E5-2696 V3 13.84

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 4314 28977
+31.8%
Xeon E5-2696 V3 21986

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 4314 1292
+13.7%
Xeon E5-2696 V3 1136

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 4314 9441
+16.2%
Xeon E5-2696 V3 8122

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.24 13.84
Recency 6 April 2021 8 September 2014
Physical cores 16 18
Threads 32 36
Chip lithography 10 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 145 Watt

Xeon Silver 4314 has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 7.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2696 V3, on the other hand, has 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2696 V3 in performance tests.


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