AMD EPYC 7343 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7343 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 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 7343

Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7343

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9.3x 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 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2852 vs 1818
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73010 vs 23192

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 24 Feb 2020
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 640 KB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 13.75 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2852 vs 1818
PassMark - CPU mark	73010 vs 23192

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 190 Watt

L2 cache	10 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 190 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7343
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2852

1818

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

73010

23192

Name	AMD EPYC 7343	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2852	1818
PassMark - CPU mark	73010	23192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7343	Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Cascade Lake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1565	$501 - $511
OPN PIB	100-100000338WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000338
Place in performance rating	158	1110
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		4210R
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	640 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt	100 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
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)