Xeon Silver 4416 vs E5-2448L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2448L 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	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	no data
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$298	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2448L 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	8 (Octa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	40
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	294 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	82 °C
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2448L 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	1356	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2448L 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	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2448L and Xeon Silver 4416 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2448L 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 Xeon E5-2448L and Xeon Silver 4416. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	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 Xeon E5-2448L and Xeon Silver 4416.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

---

Recency	14 May 2012	1 January 2023
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	40
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	165 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2448L and Xeon Silver 4416, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---