Xeon Silver 4516Y vs E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	820	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Xeon	no data
Power efficiency	7.31	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	24	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3072 KB	no data
L3 cache	30 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y 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	2	no data
Socket	LGA2011-3	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. 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	+	-
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

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y. 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	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Silver 4516Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	24
Threads	24	48
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	185 Watt

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