Intel Xeon Silver 4116 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116 features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Intel Xeon Silver series. To use the Intel Xeon Silver 4116, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Family: Intel Xeon Silver
Group: Intel Xeon Silver 4100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4116 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 24
Cores: 12x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 768.0 GB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 768.0 GB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 85 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 85 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake SP
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 1100 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
32399
32399
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
32349
32349
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
32349
32349
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
32349
32349
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
14C 28T @ 1.9 GHz
32070
32070

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
15201
15201
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
15166
15166
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
15157
15157
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
15149
15149
Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
15149
15149

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
8133
8133
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
8122
8122
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
8117
8117
Intel Xeon E-2278G
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
8114
8114
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
8054
8054

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
6564
6564
Intel Core i7-11700T
8C 16T @ 1.4 GHz
6549
6549
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
6538
6538
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
6534
6534
Intel Core i3-12100T
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
6532
6532

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
3547
3547
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
3544
3544
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
3520
3520
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
3503
3503
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
3493
3493

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Silver 4110
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
3356
3356
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
3356
3356
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
3356
3356
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
3356
3356
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
3356
3356

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1723
1723
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1722
1722
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1714
1714

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
1031
1031
Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1028
1028

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1780B
4C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
857
857
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
856
856
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
856
856
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
856
856
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
855
855

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
286
286
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
284
284
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
284
284
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
284
284
Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
282
282

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
19.0
19.0
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
18.9
18.9
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
18.9
18.9
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
18.9
18.9
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
18.8
18.8