Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and AMD Opteron 4238 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Silver 4108

AMD Opteron 4238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4108

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1630 vs 1313
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15718 vs 7236

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630 vs 1313
PassMark - CPU mark	15718 vs 7236

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4108
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15718

7236

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	AMD Opteron 4238
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	15718	7236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4727

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	AMD Opteron 4238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1517	1650
Processor Number	4108
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4238WLU6KGU
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
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)