Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs Intel Xeon E5540

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
4,422

Rank #1,369

4,841
4,422

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 8.7% (Rank #1002 vs #1369)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,592

Rank #1,223

vs
4,408

Rank #1,383

4,592
4,408

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 4% (Rank #1223 vs #1383)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,214

Rank #505

vs
4,443

Rank #1,337

5,214
4,443

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 14.8% (Rank #505 vs #1337)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,991

Rank #390

vs
4,587

Rank #998

4,991
4,587

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 8.1% (Rank #390 vs #998)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,024

Rank #413

vs
4,557

Rank #1,030

5,024
4,557

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 9.3% (Rank #413 vs #1030)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,055

Rank #363

vs
4,567

Rank #1,057

5,055
4,567

Xeon Silver 4116 wins by 9.7% (Rank #363 vs #1057)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Xeon E5540 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
2,530 MHz
-17%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
21x
19x
+9.5%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+98%
L3 Cache
17 MiB
8 MiB
+53.8%
Memory Channels
6
3
+50%
Maximum Memory
768 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
26 GB/s
+76.1%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
2
0%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
80 W
5.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Xeon E5540
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series 4000 --
Model Number 4116 E5540
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Gainestown
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-3647 FC-LGA8
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $1,002.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4116
Intel
Xeon E5540
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4116
Xeon
Xeon E5540
--

Series

Xeon Silver 4116
4000
Xeon E5540
--

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4116
4116
Xeon E5540
E5540

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4116
Skylake
Xeon E5540
--

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4116
Skylake
Xeon E5540
Gainestown

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4116
6
Xeon E5540
--

Socket

Xeon Silver 4116
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon E5540
FCLGA1366

Package

Xeon Silver 4116
FCLGA-3647
Xeon E5540
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4116
Lewisburg
Xeon E5540
--

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4116
DDR4-2400
Xeon E5540
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4116
Yes
Xeon E5540
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Xeon E5540
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Xeon E5540
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4116
Server
Xeon E5540
Server

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4116
$1,002.00
Xeon E5540
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4116
Yes
Xeon E5540
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Xeon E5540
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 263 mm²
Transistor Count 8,000 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon Silver 4116
14 nm
Xeon E5540
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Xeon E5540
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4116
8,000
Xeon E5540
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4116
Intel
Xeon E5540
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4116
CMOS
Xeon E5540
--

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4116
64-bit
Xeon E5540
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4116
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5540
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4116 Xeon E5540
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Xeon E5540
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Xeon E5540
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4116
--
Xeon E5540
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4116 Xeon E5540
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
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64