AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302P and Intel Xeon Silver 4214 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7302P

Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1893 vs 1801
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32690 vs 25806

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 16.5 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1893 vs 1801
PassMark - CPU mark	32690 vs 25806

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4214

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155 Watt

L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4214

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1893

1801

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32690

25806

Name	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon Silver 4214
PassMark - Single thread mark	1893	1801
PassMark - CPU mark	32690	25806

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302P	Intel Xeon Silver 4214
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$825	$694-704
OPN PIB	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	947	1086
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		4214
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		77 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Scalability		2S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)