Xeon Silver 4416 vs Opteron 250

General info

Comparing Opteron 250 and Xeon Silver 4416 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer (2003−2004)	no data
Release date	December 2004 (19 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12	no data
Current price	$504 (42x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Opteron 250 and Xeon Silver 4416 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	1	40
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	193 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	82 °C
Number of transistors	106 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 250 and Xeon Silver 4416 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	2	no data
Socket	940	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 250 and Xeon Silver 4416. 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	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

Opteron 250 and Xeon Silver 4416 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 250 and Xeon Silver 4416 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 250 and Xeon Silver 4416. 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	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 250 and Xeon Silver 4416.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Advantages and disadvantages

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Physical cores	1	20
Threads	1	40
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	165 Watt

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