Xeon Silver 4516Y vs i5-9600KF

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1037not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.63no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency6.69no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)no data
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads648
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MBno data
L3 cache9 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2019 1 October 2023
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 6 48
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 185 Watt

i5-9600KF has 94.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4516Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9600KF and Xeon Silver 4516Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-9600KF is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4516Y is a server/workstation one.


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