Xeon Silver 4509Y vs EPYC Embedded 3151

Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC Embedded	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$563

Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 3151 and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 February 2018	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

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