Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 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 4108, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Silver 4108
Family: Intel Xeon Silver
Group: Intel Xeon Silver 4100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is 1.8 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: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.3 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 4108 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 11.0 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: 11.0 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: 420 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
19300
19300
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
19262
19262
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
19041
19041
Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.1 GHz
19037
19037
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
18984
18984

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-1240U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
8805
8805
Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
8775
8775
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
8762
8762
Intel Core i7-6920HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
8757
8757
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
8740
8740

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
5826
5826
Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
5788
5788
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
5788
5788
Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
5788
5788
Intel Core i7-9700T
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
5784
5784

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-1145G7
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
5095
5095
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
5089
5089
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
5077
5077
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
5042
5042
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
5036
5036

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
3352
3352
Intel Core i7-3970X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
3350
3350
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
3347
3347
Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
3346
3346
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
3325
3325

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
1016
1016
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
1014
1014
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1014
1014
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
1014
1014
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
1008
1008

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
1002
1002
Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1002
1002
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1002
1002
Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1002
1002
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
1002
1002

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
841
841
Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
841
841
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
841
841
Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
841
841
Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
841
841

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
130
130
Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
130
130
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
130
130
Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
130
130
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
130
130

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

Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
11.4
11.4
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
11.3
11.3
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
11.1
11.1
Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
11.1
11.1
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
11.1
11.1

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

Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1.5
1.5