Xeon Silver 4516Y vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon Silver 4516Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	444	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.47	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	30 September 2019 (4 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$1550	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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	8 (Octa-Core)	no data
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	32 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	74 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. 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	+	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

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon Silver 4516Y 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon Silver 4516Y 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Xeon Silver 4516Y.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 September 2019	1 October 2023
Threads	16	48
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	185 Watt

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