Ryzen 9 9950X vs Xeon Silver 4516Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	52
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	15 August 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2023	15 August 2024
Physical cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	170 Watt

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