AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y 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 7F72

Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52740 vs 42961

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	52740 vs 42961

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2827 vs 2384

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 14 Apr 2020
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827 vs 2384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2384

2827

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52740

42961

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2384	2827
PassMark - CPU mark	52740	42961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	10 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	453	385
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Launch price (MSRP)		$573
Processor Number		4410Y
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		78
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
Max number of PCIe lanes		80
PCI Express revision		5
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)