Xeon 6952P vs Silver 4516Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	96
Threads	48	192
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P 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	no data	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4516Y and Xeon 6952P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	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 4516Y and Xeon 6952P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2023	24 September 2024
Physical cores	24	96
Threads	48	192
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	400 Watt

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