Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Opteron 240
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 240 and Xeon Silver 4410Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 451 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 63.03 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.69 |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | April 2003 (21 year ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $573 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 240 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 240 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 | 940 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 240 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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
Opteron 240 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 Opteron 240 and Xeon Silver 4410Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 240 and Xeon Silver 4410Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4000 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 240 and Xeon Silver 4410Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 150 Watt |
Opteron 240 has 76.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4410Y, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 240 and Xeon Silver 4410Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 240 and Xeon Silver 4410Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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