AMD EPYC 8434P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8434P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8434P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 36 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 12
  • 72 more threads: 96 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66490 vs 44678
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Jan 2023
Number of cores 48 vs 12
Number of threads 96 vs 24
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 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 66490 vs 44678

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3116 vs 2448
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3116 vs 2448

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2448
3116
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
66490
44678
Name AMD EPYC 8434P Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 2448 3116
PassMark - CPU mark 66490 44678

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8434P Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 10 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $2700 $573
Place in performance rating 251 255
Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids
Processor Number 4410Y
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.00 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) 30 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 48 12
Number of threads 96 24
Transistor count 35,500 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 78

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)