Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Opteron A1170
Primary details
Comparing Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Seattle (2016) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 14 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $780 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 79 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 | SP1 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y. 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
Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | 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 | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 January 2016 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 150 Watt |
Opteron A1170 has 368.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4514Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron A1170 and Xeon Silver 4514Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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