Xeon Platinum 8581V vs Silver 4416+

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	152	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	72.33	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	16.68	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,186	$7,568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V 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)	60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads	40	120
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	37.5 MB	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V 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	1
Socket	4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V 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 Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4000	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
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 4416+ and Xeon Platinum 8581V.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	20	60
Threads	40	120
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	270 Watt

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