Xeon Gold 5416S vs D-2796NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	216
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	40	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S 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	no data	2
Socket	FCBGA2579	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Gold 5416S.

PCIe version	4.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	3.0	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2022	10 January 2023
Physical cores	20	16
Threads	40	32
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

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