Intel Xeon Silver 4114 vs AMD EPYC 7351P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4114 and AMD EPYC 7351P 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 4114

AMD EPYC 7351P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4114

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5733 vs 5027

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733 vs 5027

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1788 vs 1663
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25657 vs 21492
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 708 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1788 vs 1663
PassMark - CPU mark	25657 vs 21492
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	708 vs 675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4114
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1663

1788

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21492

25657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

675

708

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5733

5027

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	AMD EPYC 7351P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1663	1788
PassMark - CPU mark	21492	25657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	675	708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5733	5027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4114	AMD EPYC 7351P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1392	1327
Processor Number	4114
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$838.77
Value for money (0-100)		5.56
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of threads	20	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)