Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs AMD EPYC 7351P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116 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 4116

AMD EPYC 7351P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6192 vs 5027

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192 vs 5027

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1684
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26042 vs 25402
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 708 vs 685

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16896 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789 vs 1684
PassMark - CPU mark	26042 vs 25402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	708 vs 685

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1684

1789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25402

26042

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

685

708

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6192

5027

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	AMD EPYC 7351P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1684	1789
PassMark - CPU mark	25402	26042
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685	708
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192	5027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	AMD EPYC 7351P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	July 2017	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1438	1451
Price now	$1,121.16	$838.77
Processor Number	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.01	5.56
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16896 KB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	4800 million
Die size		192 mm
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	155/170 Watt
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)