Xeon Silver 4416 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Silver 4416 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	508	not rated
Place by popularity	73	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	20.65	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	40
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	32 MB	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	82 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Silver 4416. 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	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Silver 4416 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 Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Silver 4416 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 Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Silver 4416. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Silver 4416.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 May 2019	1 January 2023
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	40
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

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