Xeon Silver 4416+ vs D-2796NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Silver 4416+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	151
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	72.16
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	16.60
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2796NT 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	40	40
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2796NT 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	no data	2
Socket	FCBGA2579	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Silver 4416+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Silver 4416+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Silver 4416+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Silver 4416+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2796NT and Xeon Silver 4416+.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	3.0	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2022	10 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	165 Watt

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