Intel Xeon Silver 4108
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs Intel Xeon w5-3425. Specifications

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
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Q1/2023
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Intel Xeon w5-3425
Intel Xeon w5-3425

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Silver 4108 or Intel Xeon w5-3425? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Xeon w5-3425 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 270 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    85 W left arrow 270 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Silver 4108 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    608 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    300 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    759 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    385 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    374 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    354 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    355 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 78% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 53 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
Intel Xeon w5-3425 Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Silver 4100 left arrow Intel Xeon W-3400
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Silver left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Xeon W-3225
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon Silver 4208 left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 12x
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon w5-3425 and Intel Xeon Silver 4108. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 4096 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 8 (Octa Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 307.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 112
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and Intel Xeon w5-3425 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 103 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    85 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 324 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 270 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and Intel Xeon w5-3425, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake SP left arrow Sapphire Rapids-WS
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX
  • L3-Cache
    11 MB left arrow 30 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 4677
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 1189 $

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