Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD Opteron 4280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and AMD Opteron 4280 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 4208

  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1802 vs 1141
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19463 vs 4504
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache 11 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1802 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark 19463 vs 4504

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4280

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1802
1141
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19463
4504
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Opteron 4280
PassMark - Single thread mark 1802 1141
PassMark - CPU mark 19463 4504

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4208 AMD Opteron 4280

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Family Xeon Silver AMD Opteron
Launch date 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $417
Place in performance rating 1043 1924
Processor Number 4208
Series 4200 AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN Tray OS4280WLU8KGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 11 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)