Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs Intel Pentium 987

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,841

Rank #1,002

vs
3,988

Rank #1,902

4,841
3,988

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 17.6% (Rank #1002 vs #1902)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,592

Rank #1,223

vs
3,814

Rank #1,877

4,592
3,814

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 16.9% (Rank #1223 vs #1877)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,214

Rank #505

vs
4,250

Rank #1,905

5,214
4,250

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 18.5% (Rank #505 vs #1905)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,991

Rank #390

vs
4,481

Rank #1,664

4,991
4,481

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 10.2% (Rank #390 vs #1664)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,024

Rank #413

vs
4,439

Rank #1,696

5,024
4,439

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 11.6% (Rank #413 vs #1696)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,055

Rank #363

vs
4,464

Rank #1,640

5,055
4,464

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 11.7% (Rank #363 vs #1640)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Pentium 987 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
1,500 MHz
+28.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
21x
15x
+28.6%
L1 Cache
768 KB
128 KB
+83.3%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
1 MiB
+95.8%
L3 Cache
17 MiB
2 MiB
+87.9%
Memory Channels
6
2
+66.7%
Maximum Memory
768 GB
16 GB
+97.9%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
20 GB/s
+81.5%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
17 W
80% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Pentium 987
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Pentium
Series 4000 900
Model Number 4116 987
Microarchitecture Skylake Sandy Bridge
Core Name Skylake Sandy Bridge M
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 BGA 1023
Package FCLGA-3647 FCBGA-1023
Chipset Lewisburg Cougar
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Release Price $1,002.00 $134.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4116
Intel
Pentium 987
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4116
Xeon
Pentium 987
Pentium

Series

Xeon Silver 4116
4000
Pentium 987
900

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4116
4116
Pentium 987
987

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4116
Skylake
Pentium 987
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4116
Skylake
Pentium 987
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4116
6
Pentium 987
6

Core Model

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
42

Socket

Xeon Silver 4116
Socket P and LGA-3647
Pentium 987
BGA 1023

Package

Xeon Silver 4116
FCLGA-3647
Pentium 987
FCBGA-1023

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4116
Lewisburg
Pentium 987
Cougar

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4116
DDR4-2400
Pentium 987
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4116
Yes
Pentium 987
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4116
Server
Pentium 987
Mobile

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4116
$1,002.00
Pentium 987
$134.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4116
Yes
Pentium 987
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Pentium 987
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 131 mm²
Transistor Count 8,000 0.50 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Silver 4116
14 nm
Pentium 987
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4116
8,000
Pentium 987
0.50 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4116
Intel
Pentium 987
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4116
CMOS
Pentium 987
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4116
64-bit
Pentium 987
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4116
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium 987
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Pentium 987
GPU -- HD
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz
Execution Units -- 6

GPU

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
HD

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
1000 MHz

Execution Units

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Pentium 987
6

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4116 Pentium 987
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64