AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon Silver 4214 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
  • 8 more threads: 32 vs 24
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 16 vs 12
Number of threads 32 vs 24
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 768 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 540672x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1791 vs 1700
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25464 vs 19532
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs 21 Feb 2018
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache 12 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 16.5 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1791 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark 25464 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4214

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
1791
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
25464
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 1791
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 25464

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen (Snowy Owl) Cascade Lake
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 2 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating 1186 1042
Launch price (MSRP) $694-704
Processor Number 4214
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.15 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 2x 213 mm²
L1 cache 96K (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 32MB (shared) 16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 16 12
Number of threads 32 24
Transistor count 4,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 77 °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 size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 85 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
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® 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)