Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Pentium B960

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,096

Rank #797

vs
4,291

Rank #1,537

5,096
4,291

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 15.8% (Rank #797 vs #1537)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,065

Rank #901

vs
4,195

Rank #1,580

5,065
4,195

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 17.2% (Rank #901 vs #1580)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,142

Rank #542

vs
4,435

Rank #1,366

5,142
4,435

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 13.7% (Rank #542 vs #1366)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,837

Rank #492

vs
4,492

Rank #1,596

4,837
4,492

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 7.1% (Rank #492 vs #1596)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,841

Rank #519

vs
4,456

Rank #1,622

4,841
4,456

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 8% (Rank #519 vs #1622)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,886

Rank #483

vs
4,481

Rank #1,528

4,886
4,481

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 8.3% (Rank #483 vs #1528)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Pentium B960 Diff
Cores
8
2
+75%
Threads
16
2
+87.5%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
2,200 MHz
-4.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
21x
22x
-4.5%
L1 Cache
512 KB
128 KB
+75%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
1 MiB
+93.8%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
2 MiB
+81.8%
Memory Channels
6
2
+66.7%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
16 GB
+98.4%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
20 GB/s
+81.5%
PCIe Lanes
48
16
+66.7%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
35 W
58.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Pentium B960
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Pentium
Series 4200 900
Model Number 4208 B960
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Sandy Bridge
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Sandy Bridge M
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket
Package FCLGA-3647 rPGA988B
Chipset Lewisburg Cougar
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Release Price $417.00 $134.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
Pentium B960
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4208
Xeon
Pentium B960
Pentium

Series

Xeon Silver 4208
4200
Pentium B960
900

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4208
4208
Pentium B960
B960

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake
Pentium B960
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake SP
Pentium B960
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4208
6
Pentium B960
6

Core Model

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
42

Socket

Xeon Silver 4208
Socket P and LGA-3647
Pentium B960
Socket

Package

Xeon Silver 4208
FCLGA-3647
Pentium B960
rPGA988B

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4208
Lewisburg
Pentium B960
Cougar

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4208
DDR4-2400
Pentium B960
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
Pentium B960
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4208
3.0
Pentium B960
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4208
1x16, x8, x4
Pentium B960
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4208
Server
Pentium B960
Mobile

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4208
$417.00
Pentium B960
$134.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
Pentium B960
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Pentium B960
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 131 mm²
Transistor Count -- 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 4208
14 nm
Pentium B960
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
0.50 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
Pentium B960
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4208
CMOS
Pentium B960
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4208
64-bit
Pentium B960
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4208
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium B960
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 Pentium B960
GPU -- HD
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz
Execution Units -- 6

GPU

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
HD

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Xeon Silver 4208
--
Pentium B960
6

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4208 Pentium B960
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
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