FX-770K vs Xeon Silver 4309Y
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms FX-770K by a whopping 527% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 632 | 1951 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 10.91 | 2.81 |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | December 2014 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256K |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 76 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,411 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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 4309Y and FX-770K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR3-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.11 | 1.93 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4309Y has a 527.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
FX-770K, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-770K in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4309Y is a server/workstation processor while FX-770K is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4309Y and FX-770K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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