Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18023 vs 11450

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs 29 June 2017
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L2 cache	8 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18023 vs 11450

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1740

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1935 vs 1740

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1740

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18023

11450

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	18023	11450
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Family	Xeon Silver	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	2 April 2019	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	1189	1182
Processor Number	4208
Series	4200	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
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
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
TSM Encryption
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™)