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Xeon Silver 4208 vs Xeon Silver 4110


Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the 4110 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the 4110 gets 281.5 k points.

Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 1.1 times faster than the 4110. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
50654
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Skylake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
LGA3647
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
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
11264 kB
Date
April 2019
July 2017
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
45.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
281.48k 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
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
3k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
12.29k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
3.64k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
6.55k (x1.11)
TOTAL
21.13k
25.46k (x1.2)

Multithread

Silver 4208

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
20.42k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
95.83k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
30.88k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
9.7k (x1.14)
TOTAL
141.3k
156.83k (x1.11)

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
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
18.78k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
16.25k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
3.99k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
6.8k (x1.08)
TOTAL
38.61k
45.82k (x1.19)

Multithread

Silver 4208

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
133.55k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
108.43k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
30.02k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
9.48k (x1.1)
TOTAL
311.57k
281.48k (x0.9)

Performance/W
Silver 4208
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
1571 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
1276 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
353 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
112 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
3311 points/W

Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
6259 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
5417 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
1330 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
2267 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
15273 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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