Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD Opteron 4284

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and AMD Opteron 4284 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 4208

AMD Opteron 4284

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
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 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1369
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19398 vs 8560

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
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	1789 vs 1369
PassMark - CPU mark	19398 vs 8560

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4284

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4284

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1789

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19398

8560

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	AMD Opteron 4284
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	19398	8560

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	AMD Opteron 4284
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Family	Xeon Silver	AMD Opteron
Launch date	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	1046	1553
Processor Number	4208
Series	4200	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS4284WLU8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3 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	3.7 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)