Xeon w9-3595X vs Silver 4216

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	574	12
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.71	20.07
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Power efficiency	12.28	15.38
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,002	$5,889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w9-3595X has 13% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4216.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads	32	120
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon w9-3595X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	112

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.47	64.93
Recency	2 April 2019	24 August 2024
Physical cores	16	60
Threads	32	120
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	385 Watt

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