Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs Intel Core i7-3970X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,301

Rank #619

vs
5,132

Rank #765

5,301
5,132

Xeon Silver 4116T wins by 3.2% (Rank #619 vs #765)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,063

Rank #902

vs
5,167

Rank #836

5,063
5,167

Core i7-3970X wins by 2% (Rank #902 vs #836)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,659

Rank #333

vs
5,080

Rank #578

5,659
5,080

Xeon Silver 4116T wins by 10.2% (Rank #333 vs #578)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,992

Rank #389

vs
4,749

Rank #581

4,992
4,749

Xeon Silver 4116T wins by 4.9% (Rank #389 vs #581)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,045

Rank #401

vs
4,817

Rank #540

5,045
4,817

Xeon Silver 4116T wins by 4.5% (Rank #401 vs #540)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,040

Rank #370

vs
4,786

Rank #597

5,040
4,786

Xeon Silver 4116T wins by 5% (Rank #370 vs #597)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4116T Core i7-3970X Diff
Cores
12
6
+50%
Threads
24
12
+50%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
3,500 MHz
-40%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
21x
35x
-40%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+98%
L3 Cache
17 MiB
14 MiB
+13.3%
Memory Channels
6
4
+33.3%
Maximum Memory
768 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
51 GB/s
+52.3%
PCIe Lanes --
40
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
150 W
43.3% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4116T Core i7-3970X
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series 4000 --
Model Number 4116T i7-3970X
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Sandy Bridge-E
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCLGA1150
Package FCLGA-3647 FC-LGA10
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon Silver 4116T
Intel
Core i7-3970X
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4116T
Xeon
Core i7-3970X
--

Series

Xeon Silver 4116T
4000
Core i7-3970X
--

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4116T
4116T
Core i7-3970X
i7-3970X

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4116T
Skylake
Core i7-3970X
--

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4116T
Skylake
Core i7-3970X
Sandy Bridge-E

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4116T
6
Core i7-3970X
--

Socket

Xeon Silver 4116T
Socket P and LGA-3647
Core i7-3970X
FCLGA1150

Package

Xeon Silver 4116T
FCLGA-3647
Core i7-3970X
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4116T
Lewisburg
Core i7-3970X
--

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4116T
DDR4-2400
Core i7-3970X
DDR3 1066/1333/1600

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4116T
Yes
Core i7-3970X
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4116T
Server
Core i7-3970X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4116T
Yes
Core i7-3970X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4116T Core i7-3970X
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 435 mm²
Transistor Count -- 2,270
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon Silver 4116T
14 nm
Core i7-3970X
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
435 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
2,270

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4116T
Intel
Core i7-3970X
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4116T
CMOS
Core i7-3970X
--

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4116T
64-bit
Core i7-3970X
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4116T
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-3970X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4116T Core i7-3970X
GPU -- HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1200 MHz

GPU

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4116T
--
Core i7-3970X
1200 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4116T Core i7-3970X
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 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64