Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 | |
CPU comparisonRaspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) or Intel Xeon Silver 4316 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) was released in 06/2019. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 was released in Q2/2021. |
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Broadcom BCM (3) | Family | Intel Xeon Silver (32) |
Broadcom BCM2711 (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5) |
4 | Generation | 3 |
Cortex-A72 | Architecture | Ice Lake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) | Predecessor | -- |
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has 20 CPU cores and 40 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 is at 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz). |
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 |
4 | Cores | 20 |
4 | Threads | 40 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
1.50 GHz | Frequency | 2.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.40 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) or Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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Broadcom VideoCore VI | GPU | no iGPU |
0.50 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
6 | GPU Generation | -- |
28 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
4 | Compute units | -- |
64 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
-- | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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Broadcom VideoCore VI | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.8 GB/s. |
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 |
LPDDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 170.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 30.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 64 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 7.5 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 |
7.5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
3 W | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache. |
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 |
28 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
-- | Socket | LGA 4189 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 11 (ARM), Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
06/2019 | Release date | Q2/2021 |
35 $ | Release price | 1072 $ |
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 3.40 GHz |
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz |
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 3.40 GHz |
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Broadcom VideoCore VI @ 0.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4316
@ 0.00 GHz |
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) | Intel Xeon Silver 4316 |
Raspberry Pi 4 B | Unknown |