Xeon Silver 4208 vs E5-2620 v4
Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.
Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 1.3 times faster than the E5-2620 v4. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.
Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 1.3 times faster than the E5-2620 v4. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
50657
406f1
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Broadwell-EP
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
85 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
20480 kB
Date
April 2019
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
237.83k 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
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
2.6k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
7.55k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
2.61k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
2.03k (x0.34)
TOTAL
21.13k
14.79k (x0.7)
Multithread
Silver 4208
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
17.41k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
75.46k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
26.25k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
4.65k (x0.55)
TOTAL
141.3k
123.78k (x0.88)
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
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
12.16k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
11.82k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
3.02k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
2.4k (x0.38)
TOTAL
38.61k
29.39k (x0.76)
Multithread
Silver 4208
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
103.77k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
102.28k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
26.13k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
5.65k (x0.66)
TOTAL
311.57k
237.83k (x0.76)
Performance/W
Silver 4208
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
1221 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
307 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
2798 points/W
Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
4054 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
1005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
799 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
9798 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4