Xeon Gold 5416S vs X7460
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5416S outperforms Xeon X7460 by a whopping 645% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1786 | 284 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | 63.64 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.22 | 14.33 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Dunnington (2008) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 15 September 2008 (16 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,729 | $944 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 5416S has 48854% better value for money than Xeon X7460.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.67 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (per module) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 503 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,900 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.45V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Socket | PGA604 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7460 and Xeon Gold 5416S.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.99 | 22.28 |
| Recency | 15 September 2008 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 16 |
| Threads | 6 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 150 Watt |
Xeon X7460 has 15.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5416S, on the other hand, has a 645.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5416S is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X7460 in performance tests.
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