Xeon Silver 4516Y+ vs Ryzen Embedded 8840U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+ 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 | Laptop | Server |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point (2024) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 2 April 2024 (less than a year ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,295 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 45 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FP8 | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2024 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 185 Watt |
Ryzen Embedded 8840U has an age advantage of 3 months, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 560.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4516Y+, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen Embedded 8840U is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4516Y+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Embedded 8840U and Xeon Silver 4516Y+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
