AMD EPYC 8434P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8434P and Intel Xeon Silver 4410T 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 8434P

Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8434P

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
38 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 10
76 more threads: 96 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2516582.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66490 vs 48208

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores	48 vs 10
Number of threads	96 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared) vs 26.25 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	66490 vs 48208

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3084 vs 2448

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3084 vs 2448

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8434P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4410T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2448

3084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66490

48208

Name	AMD EPYC 8434P	Intel Xeon Silver 4410T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2448	3084
PassMark - CPU mark	66490	48208

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8434P	Intel Xeon Silver 4410T
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$2700	$624
Place in performance rating	252	239
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number		4410T
Series		4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	4x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	26.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	48	10
Number of threads	96	20
Transistor count	35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
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)