Xeon Silver 4516Y vs Ultra 9 185H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	320	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	no data
Power efficiency	38.78	no data
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	no data
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$640	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 185H 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	22	48
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	45 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 185H 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	96 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.35 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Xeon Silver 4516Y.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	80
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	1 October 2023
Physical cores	16	24
Threads	22	48
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	185 Watt

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