AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon Silver 4116T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3151

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 91°C
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1781

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 91°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883 vs 1781

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15187 vs 8376

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15187 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

15187

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	1781
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	15187

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1266	1203
Processor Number		4116T
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8	24
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)