Intel Xeon Silver 4208
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Comparing Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Comparison of video cards Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Top features of Intel Xeon Silver 4208

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  • Higher clock speed
    2.10 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
    Around -5% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    85 W left arrow 105 W
    About 1.24 0.97 times less performance per watt
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Top features of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

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  • More number of cores
    14 left arrow 8
    2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4208 left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family Intel Xeon Silver left arrow Intel Xeon E5
Generation 2 left arrow 6
CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v4
Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4108 left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 2.10 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
CPU Cores 8 left arrow 14
Turbo (1 Core) 3.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
CPU Threads 16 left arrow 28
Hyperthreading Yes left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow No
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
ECC Yes left arrow Yes
Memory channels 6 left arrow 4
PCIe version 3.0 left arrow 3.0
PCIe lanes 48 left arrow 40

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Silver 4208 or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 85 W left arrow 105 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache 11.00 MB left arrow 35.00 MB
Architecture Cascade Lake left arrow Broadwell E
Technology 14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Socket LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2011-3
Release date Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2016

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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