Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Processor

The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 — 20 cores and 40 threads at 2.30 GHz base / 3.40 GHz turbo, 30 MB cache, 150 W TDP, FCLGA4189. Supplied from stock with a 1-year warranty.

The top of the Ice Lake Silver range

The 4316 sits at the top of the Silver stack in the 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake-SP) family, which Intel launched in Q2 2021 on a 10 nm process. Silver is Intel’s entry-to-mainstream tier for dual-socket servers, and the 4316 carries the highest core count and the largest cache the tier offers — 20 cores and 30 MB, one step above the 16-core Silver 4314 and enough thread density to serve as a budget Gold alternative in virtualisation and hosting workloads.

It shares the Ice Lake platform turn: 8 channels of DDR4-2666 (up to 6 TB per socket) and PCIe 4.0 with 64 lanes, with two UPI links at 10.4 GT/s for two-socket builds. For Silver-class refreshes, the 4316 delivers the most memory bandwidth and I/O the tier has ever offered while staying inside a 150 W budget.

Technical specifications

Instruction set extensions: Intel SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 and two AVX-512 FMA units. Security and management: AES-NI, Total Memory Encryption, SGX (8 GB EPC with Intel SPS), CET, TXT, VT-x with EPT and VT-d. Note that, unlike the Silver 4314, the 4316 does not support Intel Optane persistent memory.

Servers that commonly take this processor

The 4316 fits Ice Lake platforms built on the LGA4189-5 socket. The server families we ship against most often:

• Dell PowerEdge 15G R650, R750, R750xa, XS7520 (Ice Lake CPU board variants)
• HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus DL360, DL380, DL560
• Lenovo ThinkSystem V2 SR630 V2, SR645 V2, SR650 V2
• Supermicro X12 generation boards
• Cisco UCS M6 C220 M6, C240 M6, X210c M6

One caution when buying on the secondary market: although Cascade Lake and Ice Lake parts share the 4189-pin footprint, the two socket variants (LGA4189-4 vs LGA4189-5) are electrically different — an Ice Lake 4316 does not POST in a Cascade Lake board or vice versa. Tell us your exact server model when you enquire and we will confirm compatibility and the required BIOS level.

How it compares across generations

Choose the 4316 when you want the most cores the Silver tier offers on an Ice Lake platform — it matches the newer Silver 4416+ core for core while keeping DDR4 stock. Pick the 4314 if 16 cores are enough and power headroom is tight. Step to the Gold 6258R only where the chassis and firmware already support a 205 W Cascade Lake part and 28 cores are genuinely needed.

How each processor is tested before it ships

1. Visual inspection of the integrated heat spreader, substrate and contact pads; the sSpec laser marking (SRKXH on our 4316 stock) is verified against the Intel specification sheet.
2. Burn-in on an Ice Lake diagnostic board with a matched pair of DDR4 RDIMMs.
3. All eight memory channels and the first PCIe lanes are validated, then the CPU is identified in the BIOS and in the operating system.
4. A sustained multi-threaded load test at full core count, with the clock and thermal readings recorded.
5. Final clean, then packaging in an anti-static tray with foam, which is how it arrives to you.

Warranty and lead time

Every processor is covered by a 1-year warranty against defects in workmanship and function. If a part fails within the period we replace it or refund it, and we cover return shipping on a verified fault. Stock is held in our own warehouse and normally dispatches within three to seven working days; tracking is issued at dispatch.

Purchasing and volume enquiries

The minimum order quantity for this processor is 2 units. Price is quotation-based rather than listed, because server CPU pricing moves with each incoming batch — send us the quantity you need and we will come back with a firm quote and the current lead time. Larger quantities are tested in matched batches so you receive consistent steppings.