Xeon Silver 4516Y vs Athlon 64 FX-55

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3163not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.23no data
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)no data
Release date10 October 2004 (20 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads148
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB45 MB
Chip lithography130 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size193 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
Socket939FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)104 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1 Depends on motherboardDDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 October 2004 1 October 2023
Physical cores 1 24
Threads 1 48
Power consumption (TDP) 104 Watt 185 Watt

Athlon 64 FX-55 has 77.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4516Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, and 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-55 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4516Y is a server/workstation one.


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