Xeon Silver 4410Y vs FX-8300

Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1480	408
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	33.56
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$90	$738

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4410Y has 2214% better value for money than FX-8300.

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	30 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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	2
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y. 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	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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 FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Xeon Silver 4410Y.

PCIe version	n/a	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4410Y outperforms FX-8300 by 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.43	15.75
Recency	23 October 2012	10 January 2023
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	8	24
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	150 Watt

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