The 16-Core CPU That Sits in the Middle of the Most Order Configurations — And Does It Without Getting Credit
Every server vendor\’s best-selling configuration is a dual-socket system with 16-core Xeon Silver processors. The Silver 4514Y is that CPU: 16 noyaux, 32 fils de discussion, 2.0 GHz base, 3.4 GHz turbo, 150W TDP — the volume processor that powers the majority of general-purpose virtualization, web infrastructure, and branch office servers shipped worldwide. It is not the fastest. It is not the cheapest. It is the Goldilocks core count that balances cost, pouvoir, and performance for the workloads that most enterprises actually run — and it is the reason the Silver tier exists in the Xeon lineup.
Spécifications techniques
| Paramètre | spécification |
|---|---|
| Processeur | Intel Xeon Argent 4514Y (Rapides d'Émeraude, 5Xeon évolutif de e génération) |
| Noyaux / Sujets | 16 noyaux, 32 fils de discussion (Hyper-Threading) |
| Fréquence de base | 2.0 GHz |
| Fréquence turbo maximale | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo tout cœur | 3.0 GHz (16 noyaux actifs) |
| Cache | 30 MB L3 (Cache intelligent Intel) |
| TDP | 150O |
| Douille | LGA 4677 (Prise E) |
| Prise en charge de la mémoire | DDR5-4400 ECC RDIMM, 8 canaux par CPU, jusqu'à 4 TB |
| Prise en charge PCIe | PCIe 5.0, jusqu'à 80 voies |
| Liens UPI | 2x UPI 2.0 (jusqu'à 16 GT/s) |
| Accélérateurs sur matrice | Intel DSA, AAI, DLB, QAT (all enabled on Silver 4514Y) |
| Sécurité | Intel SGX, TME/MKTME, TDX, Secure Boot |
| Ensemble d'instructions | x86-64, AVX-512 (2xFMA), VNNI, BF16, AMX |
| Température | Up to 84C (DTS maximum) |
| garantie | 3-année (avec serveur) |
4514Y vs 4410Y vs 6548Y — The Silver/Gold Decision
| Fonctionnalité | Argent 4410Y (12C) | Silver 4514Y (16C) | Gold 6548Y (32C) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noyaux / Sujets | 12 / 24 | 16 / 32 | 32 / 64 |
| Base / Turbo | 2.0 / 3.9 GHz | 2.0 / 3.4 GHz | 2.5 / 4.1 GHz |
| TDP | 150O | 150O | 250O |
| Vitesse de la mémoire | DDR5-4000 | DDR5-4400 | DDR5-5200 |
| Prix relatif (par processeur) | ~80 percent | 100 pour cent (ligne de base) | ~185 percent |
| Prix par cœur | ~12.5 percent per core | ~6.25 percent per core | ~5.8 percent per core |
Interesting math: the 4514Y\’s price per core is roughly half the 4410Y\’s because the 4410Y is priced as the entry SKU, not proportionally to core count. The 4514Y delivers 33 percent more cores (16 vs 12) at only ~25 percent more cost than the 4410Y. For dual-socket servers, 32 threads per CPU is the practical minimum for meaningful virtualization density; 24 fils de discussion (4410Y) often leaves VM consolidation headroom on the table.
Plateformes de serveur compatibles
LGA 4677 douille. Compatible avec Dell PowerEdge R660, R760, R770, R860, R960, xFusion FusionServer V7 (5th Gen Xeon platforms). Verify BIOS supports Emerald Rapids — R760/R770 shipping after Q2 2025 include the required revision.
Source via Xincuan
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