Ryzen 5 3550H vs Xeon Silver 4116

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4116
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
9.32
+90.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
4.89

Xeon Silver 4116 outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8231245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.35no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency10.3713.21
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplier2121
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C105 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FP5
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4812

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4116 9.32
+90.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H 4.89

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Silver 4116 14808
+90.7%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7765

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Silver 4116 912
Ryzen 5 3550H 943
+3.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Silver 4116 5771
+102%
Ryzen 5 3550H 2862

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.32 4.89
Recency 11 July 2017 6 January 2019
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon Silver 4116 has a 90.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 5 3550H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4116 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3550H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4116 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4116 and Ryzen 5 3550H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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