EPYC 8324PN vs Xeon Silver 4316

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4316 and EPYC 8324PN processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	252	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Siena
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	no data
Current price	$1075	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4316 and EPYC 8324PN 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	40	64
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.05 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	4x 73 mm2
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	35,500 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4316 and EPYC 8324PN 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	SP6
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and EPYC 8324PN. 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
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4316 and EPYC 8324PN 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 4316 and EPYC 8324PN 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 4316 and EPYC 8324PN. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and EPYC 8324PN.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	20	32
Threads	40	64
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt

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