AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon Silver 4216 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 3451

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4216

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
2x 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
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1780 vs 1700
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30184 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs 21 Feb 2018
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1780 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	30184 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4216

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

30184

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1780
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	30184

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	Intel Xeon Silver 4216
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Cascade Lake
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	2 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating	1088	878
Launch price (MSRP)		$1002-1012
Processor Number		4216
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	4,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		79 °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
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	100 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® 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)