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.

 

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 1206 1273
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™)