AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon Silver 4208 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 4208

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1873 vs 1746

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1873 vs 1746

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
720896x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18176 vs 8306

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs 21 Feb 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18176 vs 8306

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4208

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1873

1746

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8306

18176

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon Silver 4208
PassMark - Single thread mark	1873	1746
PassMark - CPU mark	8306	18176

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Cascade Lake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	2 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1267	1189
Family		Xeon Silver
Launch price (MSRP)		$417
Processor Number		4208
Series		4200
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °C
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 bandwidth		107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
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
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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)