Ultra 9 285 vs Xeon Silver 4416+

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking152not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation72.33no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency16.68no data
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$1,186no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4024
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache37.5 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)82 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285 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 configuration21
Socket46771851
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4000DDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Silver 4416+ has 66.7% more threads.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 20% more physical cores, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 32% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4416+ and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4416+ is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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