Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Ryzen Threadripper 1940X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date29 July 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$780

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1940X 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2832
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors9,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1940X 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 configuration12
SocketSP3r2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 July 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 14 16
Threads 28 32
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Silver 4514Y has an age advantage of 6 years, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1940X and Xeon Silver 4514Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1940X is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4514Y is a server/workstation one.


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