Xeon Silver 4416 vs E7-8893 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8893 v3 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	Haswell-EX (2015)	no data
Release date	1 June 2015 (8 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$2278	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8893 v3 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	4 (Quad-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	8	40
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8893 v3 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	8	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8893 v3 and Xeon Silver 4416. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Instruction Replay	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8893 v3 and Xeon Silver 4416 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8893 v3 and Xeon Silver 4416 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8893 v3 and Xeon Silver 4416. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8893 v3 and Xeon Silver 4416.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2015	1 January 2023
Physical cores	4	20
Threads	8	40
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt

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