Xeon Silver 4509Y vs FX-8320E

Primary details

Comparing FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1615	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.79	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.11	no data
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$147	$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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	1	2
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y. 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	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
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)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320E and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version	n/a	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 September 2014	14 December 2023
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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