Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs AMD EPYC 7251

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and AMD EPYC 7251 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

AMD EPYC 7251

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1671
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15187 vs 14935

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781 vs 1671
PassMark - CPU mark	15187 vs 14935

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7251

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7251

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1781

1671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15187

14935

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	AMD EPYC 7251
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781	1671
PassMark - CPU mark	15187	14935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	AMD EPYC 7251
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1239	1315
Processor Number	4116T
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
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		32 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		307 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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® 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™)