AMD EPYC 8124P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and Intel Xeon Silver 4314 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 8124P

Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2112

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache	64 MB (shared) vs 24 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2112

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44608 vs 36338

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44608 vs 36338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4314

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2112

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

44608

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon Silver 4314
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2112
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	44608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	Intel Xeon Silver 4314
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$639	$694 - $705
Place in performance rating	645	636
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		4314
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2667
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	135 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)