Xeon Silver 4416+ vs EPYC 9254

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	63	152
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.86	72.16
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	19.31	16.68
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,299	$1,186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4416+ has 355% better value for money than EPYC 9254.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	48	40
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	1536 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	10 nm
Die size	4x 72 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
Number of transistors	26,280 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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	2
Socket	SP5	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon Silver 4416+.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	40.80	29.09
Recency	10 November 2022	10 January 2023
Physical cores	24	20
Threads	48	40
Chip lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	165 Watt

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