Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs AMD EPYC 7281

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and AMD EPYC 7281 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 7281

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1626

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7281

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
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21621 vs 15187

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21621 vs 15187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7281

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1781

1626

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15187

21621

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	AMD EPYC 7281
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781	1626
PassMark - CPU mark	15187	21621

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	AMD EPYC 7281
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1206	1192
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	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	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		32 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		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™)