Intel Xeon Silver 4116 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116 and AMD EPYC 7501 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 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
2x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25538 vs 24925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs June 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25538 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1675

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16896 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925 vs 1675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1675

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25538

24925

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	1675	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	25538	24925
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	July 2017	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1317	891
Price now	$1,121.16	$4,389.87
Processor Number	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.01	1.27
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2 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	3 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
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	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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™)