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Xeon Silver 4208 vs Core i3-8100


Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the i3-8100 gets 200.4 k points.

Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 1.6 times faster than the i3-8100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
906eb
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/4
TDP
85 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2019
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
59.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
200.4k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Silver 4208
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
3.72k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
15.33k (x1.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
4.71k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
6.76k (x1.15)
TOTAL
21.13k
30.52k (x1.44)

Multithread

Silver 4208

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
14.48k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
59.59k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
18.07k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
4.3k (x0.5)
TOTAL
141.3k
96.43k (x0.68)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Silver 4208
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
24.47k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
21.52k (x1.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
4.95k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
8.24k (x1.31)
TOTAL
38.61k
59.18k (x1.53)

Multithread

Silver 4208

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
92.86k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
83.05k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
18.55k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
5.93k (x0.69)
TOTAL
311.57k
200.4k (x0.64)

Performance/W
Silver 4208
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
1429 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
1278 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
285 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
91 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
3083 points/W

Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
6797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
5977 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
1374 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
2290 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
16438 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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