Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs AMD Opteron 4284

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and AMD Opteron 4284 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 4284

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4108

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1630 vs 1369
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15718 vs 8560

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
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 1369
PassMark - CPU mark	15718 vs 8560

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4284

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 4284

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15718

8560

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	AMD Opteron 4284
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	15718	8560
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4727

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4108	AMD Opteron 4284
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1517	1558
Processor Number	4108
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4284WLU8KGU
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	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	8
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 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)