Xeon 6746E vs Silver 4216

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	566	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.21	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,002	$5,929

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	112
Threads	32	112
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	22 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon 6746E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	3 June 2024
Physical cores	16	112
Threads	32	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt

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