Ryzen Embedded R1305G vs Xeon Silver 4208

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	920	1885
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.53	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	AMD Ryzen Embedded
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	25 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	no data
Current price	$254 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.8 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,950 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G 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 Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Ryzen Embedded R1305G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Ryzen Embedded R1305G by 283% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.31	1.91
Recency	2 April 2019	25 February 2020
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	10 Watt

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